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movable type en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • mo͞o′və-bəl tīp
  • /ˈmu(ː).və.bəl taɪp/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
movable types Number=Plur lexicographic
moveable type alternative lexicographic

Relateds

woodblock printing

Translations (12)

cmn 活字印刷 (system of printing and typography) · cmn 活版印刷 (system of printing and typography) · ja 活字 (system of printing and typography) · fi irtokirjasinpaino (system of printing and typography) · fr imprimerie à caractères mobiles (system of printing and typography) · ru ручно́й набо́р (system of printing and typography) · pl ruchoma czcionka (system of printing and typography) · es tipo móvil (system of printing and typography) · de bewegliche Lettern (system of printing and typography) · cmn 活字印刷術 /活字印刷术 (system of printing and typography) · cmn 活版印刷術 /活版印刷术 (system of printing and typography) · cmn 活字 (system of printing and typography)