# monotype

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/ · frequency rank #66,104

## Definitions
1. A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.
2. The technique of making such prints.
3. A monotypic taxon.
4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.
5. A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.
6. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.

## Etymology
From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monotype