type (t p)n. 1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class. 2. The general character or structure held in common by a number of people or things considered as a group or class. 3. A person or thing having the features of a group or class. 4. An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class; an embodiment: "He was the perfect type of a military dandy" (Joyce Cary). 5. A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group: a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types. 6. A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that foreshadows another in the New Testament. 7. a. A taxonomic group, especially a genus or species, chosen as the representative example in characterizing the larger taxonomic group to which it belongs. b. See holotype. 8. Printing a. A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper. b. Such pieces considered as a group. c. Printed or typewritten characters; print. d. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface: a sans-serif type. 9. A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin. v. typed, typ·ing, types v.tr. 1. To write (something) with a typewriter; typewrite. 2. To determine the antigenic characteristics of (a blood or tissue sample). 3. To typecast. 4. To represent or typify. 5. To prefigure. v.intr. To write with a typewriter; typewrite. [Middle English, symbol, from Late Latin typus, type, from Latin, image, from Greek tupos, impression.] |   |
type [taɪp]
n
1. a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics
2. a subdivision of a particular class of things or people; sort what type of shampoo do you use?
3. the general form, plan, or design distinguishing a particular group
4. Informal a person who typifies a particular quality he's the administrative type
5. Informal a person, esp of a specified kind he's a strange type
6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
a. a small block of metal or more rarely wood bearing a letter or character in relief for use in printing
b. such pieces collectively
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) characters printed from type; print
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Biology
a. the taxonomic group the characteristics of which are used for defining the next highest group, for example Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is the type species of the rat genus Rattus
b. (as modifier) a type genus a type species
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) See type specimen
10. the characteristic device on a coin
11. (Linguistics) Linguistics a symbol regarded as standing for the class of all symbols identical to it Compare token [8]
12. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a class of expressions or of the entities they represent that can all enter into the same syntactic relations. The theory of types was advanced by Bertrand Russell to avoid the liar paradox, Russell's paradox, etc.
13. (Philosophy) Philosophy a universal. If a sentence always has the same meaning whenever it is used, the meaning is said to be a property of the sentence-type Compare token [9]
14. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Chiefly Christian theol a figure, episode, or symbolic factor resembling some future reality in such a way as to foreshadow or prefigure it
15. Rare a distinctive sign or mark
vb
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to write (copy) on a typewriter
2. (tr) to be a symbol of; typify
3. (tr) to decide the type of; clarify into a type
4. (Medicine) (tr) Med to determine the blood group of (a blood sample)
5. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (tr) Chiefly Christian theol to foreshadow or serve as a symbol of (some future reality)
[from Latin typus figure, from Greek tupos image, from tuptein to strike]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"kind, sort, form, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" breed - a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" nature - a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature" version, edition, variant, variation - something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" antitype - an opposite or contrasting type |
| 2. |  type - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" | |
| 3. | type - (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms | |
| 4. |  type - printed characters; "small type is hard to read"grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" type family - a complete set of type suitable for printing text | |
| 5. |  type - all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character"symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance | |
| 6. |  type - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" kern - the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body | |
| Verb | 1. |  type - write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" shift - use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case" backspace - hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace" double-space - type with a full space between lines triple-space - type with two empty spaces between lines touch-type - type without looking at the keyboard |
| 2. |  type - identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"identify - consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
type
noun
1. kind, sort, class, variety, group, form, order, style, species, breed, strain, category, stamp, kidney, genre, classification, ilk, subdivision There are various types of the disease.
2. print, printing, face, case, characters, font, fount The correction has already been set in type.
3. sort of person, sort, type of person She was certainly not the type to murder her husband.
Translations
type [taɪp]
A. N
1. (= class, kind) → tipo m, clase f
what type of desk did you want? → ¿qué tipo or clase de escritorio quería?
what type of person is he? → ¿qué tipo or clase de persona es?
I'm not the type to get carried away → no soy de la clase or del tipo de personas que se dejan llevar
I know the type of thing you mean → tengo una idea de a qué te refieres
nightclubs are not my type of thing → los clubes nocturnos no son lo mío
she's/he's not my type → no es mi tipo
it's my type of film → es una película de las que a mí me gustan
she's the motherly type → es una madraza
he's an outdoor type → es el tipo or la clase de persona a la que le gusta la vida al aire
a moisturizer suitable for all skin types → una crema hidratante apropiada para todo tipo de pieles
what type of desk did you want? → ¿qué tipo or clase de escritorio quería?
what type of person is he? → ¿qué tipo or clase de persona es?
I'm not the type to get carried away → no soy de la clase or del tipo de personas que se dejan llevar
I know the type of thing you mean → tengo una idea de a qué te refieres
nightclubs are not my type of thing → los clubes nocturnos no son lo mío
she's/he's not my type → no es mi tipo
it's my type of film → es una película de las que a mí me gustan
she's the motherly type → es una madraza
he's an outdoor type → es el tipo or la clase de persona a la que le gusta la vida al aire
a moisturizer suitable for all skin types → una crema hidratante apropiada para todo tipo de pieles
2. (= character, essence) → tipo m
she was the very type of Spanish beauty → era el tipo exacto de la belleza española
to cast sb against type (Theat, Cine) → darle a algn un papel atípico
to revert to type (Bio) → volver a su estado primitivo (fig) → volver a ser el mismo de siempre
the government, true to type, tried to make us believe nothing was wrong → el gobierno, como es característico en él or como siempre, intentó hacernos creer que no ocurría nada malo
she was the very type of Spanish beauty → era el tipo exacto de la belleza española
to cast sb against type (Theat, Cine) → darle a algn un papel atípico
to revert to type (Bio) → volver a su estado primitivo (fig) → volver a ser el mismo de siempre
the government, true to type, tried to make us believe nothing was wrong → el gobierno, como es característico en él or como siempre, intentó hacernos creer que no ocurría nada malo
B. VT
1. (also type out, type up) → escribir a máquina, pasar a máquina
six closely typed pages → seis hojas escritas a máquina or mecanografiadas con letra muy pequeña
six closely typed pages → seis hojas escritas a máquina or mecanografiadas con letra muy pequeña
2. (= classify) [+ disease, blood] → clasificar
C. VI → escribir a máquina
type out VT + ADV → escribir a máquina, pasar a máquina
type up VT + ADV → escribir a máquina, pasar a máquina
type [ˈtaɪp]
n
(= kind) → genre m, type m
What type do you want? → Quel genre voulez-vous?
What type of camera have you got? → Quel genre d'appareil photo as-tu?, Quel type d'appareil photo as-tu?
What type do you want? → Quel genre voulez-vous?
What type of camera have you got? → Quel genre d'appareil photo as-tu?, Quel type d'appareil photo as-tu?
(person of a particular character) → genre m, type m
I am an outdoor type
BUT J'aime être dans la nature.
not the type to do sth → pas du genre à faire qch
He's not my type → Ce n'est pas mon genre., Ce n'est pas mon type.
I am an outdoor type
BUT J'aime être dans la nature.
not the type to do sth → pas du genre à faire qch
He's not my type → Ce n'est pas mon genre., Ce n'est pas mon type.
(= example) → type m
(TYPOGRAPHY) → caractères mpl
to set sth in type → composer qch
in bold type → en caractères gras
in italic type → en italiques
to set sth in type → composer qch
in bold type → en caractères gras
in italic type → en italiques
vt
[+ letter, essay] → taper
vi → taper à la machine
Can you type? → Tu sais taper à la machine?
to type sth into a computer → entrer qch dans un ordinateur
typecast [ˈtaɪpkɑːst] adj
to be typecast as ... → être cantonné(e) au rôle de ...
Can you type? → Tu sais taper à la machine?
type in
vt (= enter into computer) [+ information, command] → entrerto type sth into a computer → entrer qch dans un ordinateur
type up
vt [+ letter, text] → tapertypecast [ˈtaɪpkɑːst] adj
to be typecast as ... → être cantonné(e) au rôle de ...
type:
type1
type2
type area
n (Typ) → Satzspiegel m
typecast
vt irreg (Theat) → (auf eine bestimmte Rolle) festlegen; to be type as a villain → auf die Rolle des Schurken festgelegt werden/sein
typeface
n → Schrift f
typeover mode
n (Comput) → Überschreibmodus m
typescript
n → mit Maschine geschriebenes Manuskript, Typoskript nt (geh); to be in type → mit Maschine geschrieben sein
typeset
vt → setzen
typesetter
type size
n → Schriftgrad m, → Schriftgröße f
type1
n
(= kind) → Art f; (of produce, plant) → Sorte f, → Art f; (esp of people: = character) → Typ m, → Typus m; different types of aircraft → verschiedene Flugzeugtypen pl; different types of roses → verschiedene Rosensorten or -arten pl; what type of car is it? → was für ein Auto(typ) ist das?; the very latest type of hi-fi → das allerneuste Hi-Fi-Gerät; she has her own particular type of charm → sie hat ihren ganz besonderen Charme; he has an English type of face → dem Gesicht nach könnte er Engländer sein; Cheddar-type cheese → eine Art Cheddar; most of the characters are recognizable types → die meisten Charaktere lassen sich einem bestimmten Typ zuordnen; they’re totally different types of person → sie sind vom Typ her völlig verschieden, sie sind völlig verschiedene Typen; a man of this type → ein Mann dieser Art or dieses Schlages, diese Art or Sorte (von) Mann; that type of behaviour (Brit) or behavior (US) → ein solches Benehmen; it’s not my type of film → diese Art Film gefällt mir nicht; he’s not my type → er ist nicht mein Typ; she’s my type of girl → sie ist mein Typ; he’s not the type to hit a lady → er ist nicht der Typ or Mensch, der eine Frau schlägt
vt → bestimmen
type2
n (Typ) → Type f; large/small type → große/kleine Schrift; to set type → setzen; in type (= typed) → maschinegeschrieben, getippt (inf); (= set) → gesetzt, gedruckt; to set something up in type → etw setzen; printed in italic type → kursiv gedruckt
vt → tippen, (mit der Maschine) schreiben; a badly typed letter → ein schlecht geschriebener or getippter Brief
type [taɪp]
type [taɪp]
1. n
a. (gen) (Bio) → tipo; (sort) → genere m, tipo; (model) → modello; (make, of tea, machine) → marca
what type do you want? → che tipo vuole?
what type of person is he? → che tipo è?
he's not my type → non è il mio tipo
it's my type of film → è il mio genere di film
he's a pleasant type → è un tipo piacevole
what type do you want? → che tipo vuole?
what type of person is he? → che tipo è?
he's not my type → non è il mio tipo
it's my type of film → è il mio genere di film
he's a pleasant type → è un tipo piacevole
2. vt
a. (also type out, type up) (letter) → battere (a macchina), dattilografare
b. (disease) → classificare
3. vi → dattilografare, battere a macchina
type [taɪp]
1. n
a. (gen) (Bio) → tipo; (sort) → genere m, tipo; (model) → modello; (make, of tea, machine) → marca
what type do you want? → che tipo vuole?
what type of person is he? → che tipo è?
he's not my type → non è il mio tipo
it's my type of film → è il mio genere di film
he's a pleasant type → è un tipo piacevole
what type do you want? → che tipo vuole?
what type of person is he? → che tipo è?
he's not my type → non è il mio tipo
it's my type of film → è il mio genere di film
he's a pleasant type → è un tipo piacevole
2. vt
a. (also type out, type up) (letter) → battere (a macchina), dattilografare
b. (disease) → classificare
3. vi → dattilografare, battere a macchina
n type [taip]
a kind, sort; variety What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder. tipe, soort نَوْع، طِراز، نموذَج вид typ, druh slags; type die Art τύπος, είδος tipo tüüp نوع؛ تیپ tyyppi type, sorte סוּג प्रकार tip, vrsta jelleg, típus jenis tegund, gerð tipo 型 종류, 형태 rūšis, pobūdis, tipas tips; veids; modelis jenis soort type typ tipo tip, fel, gen тип; сорт; разновидность druh, typ vrsta tip typ, art, slag, sort รูปแบบ çeşit, tip 類型 тип, рід, клас قسم، نوع loại 类型
type2
n type [taip]
1 (a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing Can we have the headline printed in a different type? lettertipe يَطْبَع шрифт typy type; skrift die Drucktype κατηγορία τυπογραφικών στοιχείων letra, carácter ðrift حرف چاپی kirjasin caractère אוֹתִיוֹת דְפוּס टाइप tiskarsko slovo betű(típus) model huruf leturgerð tipo, carattere 活字体 활자체 šriftas, spaudmenys burtu veids; druka jenis tulisan lettersoort skrifttype czcionka tipo caracter шрифт typ tisk štamparska slova typ, stilsort บล็อกพิมพ์อักษร harf, karakter, punto (排版中的)鉛字字號 шрифт حروف اور گنتيوں کے پليٹ loại （排版中的）铅字字号
2 printed letters, words etc I can't read the type – it's too small. letters حَرْف طِباعي напечатан текст písmo skrift die Schrift τυπογραφικά στοιχεία letra, carácter tekst متن چاپ شده teksti caractères כָּתוּב בְּאוֹתִיוֹת דְפוּס टाइप tisak, tiskano slovo betű cetakan letur carattere 活字 활자 šriftas burtu raksts; druka tulisan druk skrift druk letra, tipo caractere шрифт písmo črke štamparska slova bokstäver, text ตัวอักษรหรือคำที่ถูกพิมพ์ harfler 鉛字，活字 шрифт لکھے ہوئے حروف و الفاظ chữ in 铅字，活字
v
to write (something) using a typewriter Can you type?; I'm typing a letter. tik يَطْبَع على الآلَةِ الكاتِبَه набирам psát na stroji maskinskrive tippen δαχτυλογραφώ mecanografiar, escribir a máquina kirjutusmasinal kirjutama تایپ کردن kirjoittaa puhtaaksi dactylographier לְהַדפִּיס टाइप करना, टंकण करना tipkati (le)gépel mengetik vélrita dattilografare タイプする 타자기로 치다 (pa)rašyti mašinėle rakstīt ar rakstāmmašīnu menaip typen skrive på maskin, taste inn pisać na maszynie datilografar a dactilografia печатать (на машинке) písať na stroji tipkati kucati skriva på maskin พิมพ์ daktilo ile yazmak 打字 друкувати на машинці ٹائپ رائٹر سے لکھنا đánh máy 打字
n typing, typewriting
writing produced by a typewriter fifty pages of typing. tikwerk طِباعَه набиране на печатна машина strojopis maskinskrivning die Maschinenschrift δαχτυλογραφημένο κείμενο mecanografía trükitekst متن ماشین شده teksti dactylographie הַדפָּסָה टंकण tipkani tekst (író)gépelés, gépírás ketikan vélritun dattilografia タイプで打ったもの 타자된 것 mašinraštis mašīnraksts taipan getypte kopij maskinskrevne ark maszynopis(anie) datilografia dactilografiere машинописный текст strojopis tipkano besedilo kucanje maskinskrivning การพิมพ์ daktilo yazısı 打字稿(文件) друкування ٹائپ رائٹر کي لکھائي sự đánh máy 打字稿（文件）
n typist
a person whose job is to type She works as a typist; She is a typist in a publishing firm. intikker, tikster كاتِب على الآلَةِ الكاتِبَه машинописец písař, -ka maskinskriver der/die Maschinenschreiber(in) δαχτυλογράφος mecanógrafo masinakirjutaja تایپیست konekirjoittaja dactylo מַדפִּיס टाइप करने वाला, टंकण करने वाला tipkač, daktilograf gépíró(nő) jurutik vélritari dattilografo タイピスト 타자수 mašininkė mašīnrakstītāja jurutaip typiste maskinskriver, sekretær maszynistka datilografo dactilograf машинистка pisár, -ka strojepisec daktilograf maskinskrivare, -skriverska พนักงานพิมพ์ดีด daktilograf 打字員 друкарка ٹائپ کرنے والا nhân viên đánh máy 打字员
n typewriter
a machine with keys for printing letters on a piece of paper a portable / an electric typewriter. tikmasjien آلة كاتِبَه печатна машина psací stroj skrivemaskine die Schreibmaschine γραφομηχανή máquina de escribir kirjutusmasin ماشین تحریر kirjoituskone machine à écrire מְכוֹנַת כְּתִיבָה टंकण मशीन pisači stroj írógép mesin tik ritvél macchina da scrivere タイプライター 타자기 rašomoji mašinėlė rakstāmmašīna mesin taip schrijfmachine skrivemaskin maszyna do pisania maquinq de escrever maşină de scris пишущая машинка písací stroj pisalni stroj pisaća mašina skrivmaskin เครื่องพิมพ์ดีด daktilo 打字機 друкарська машинка ٹائپ رائٹر مشين máy chữ 打字机
type → نوع, يُصَنِف napsat na psacím stroji, typ maskinskrive, type tippen, Typ δακτυλογραφώ, τύπος teclear, tipo kirjoittaa koneella, tyyppi genre, taper tip, tipkati scrivere a macchina, tipo タイプする, 種類 유형, 타자하다 type, typen skrive på maskin, type napisać, typ digitar, tipo печатать, тип skriva maskin, typ พิมพิ์, รูปแบบ tip, yazmak đánh máy, loại 打字, 类型
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