a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
2.
a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usually fol. by of): This is some type of mushroom.
3.
Informal. a person, regarded as reflecting or typifying a certain line of work, environment, etc.: a couple of civil service types.
4.
a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model: the very type of a headmaster.
5.
Printing.
a.
a rectangular piece or block, now usually of metal, having on its upper surface a letter or character in relief.
b.
such pieces or blocks collectively.
c.
a similar piece in a typewriter or the like.
d.
such pieces collectively.
e.
a printed character or printed characters: a headline in large type.
a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group.
b.
the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based.
7.
Agriculture.
a.
the inherited features of an animal or breed that are favorable for any given purpose: dairy type.
b.
a strain, breed, or variety of animal, or a single animal, belonging to a specific kind.
8.
Logic,Linguistics. Also called type-word.the general form of a word, expression, symbol, or the like in contrast to its particular instances: The type “and” in “red and white and blue” has two separate tokens. Compare token(def. 8).
9.
the pattern or model from which something is made.
10.
an image or figure produced by impressing or stamping, as the principal figure or device on either side of a coin or medal.
11.
a distinctive or characteristic mark or sign.
12.
a symbol of something in the future, as an Old Testament event serving as a prefiguration of a New Testament event.
—Usage note 2. When preceded by a modifier, type meaning “kind, sort” is sometimes used without a following of: This type furnace uses very little current. In writing, a hyphen is often placed between type and the preceding word or words: a magnetic-type holder; a New England-type corn pudding. This construction is frequently criticized by usage guides; it is most typical of journalistic writing and advertising and occurs rarely in formal speech or writing. In almost all cases the construction can be rendered fully standard either by restoring of after type, with no hyphen (this type of furnace; a New England type of corn pudding) or by omitting type altogether (a magnetic holder).
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n.
The single specimen or illustration designated as the type for naming a species or subspecies or used as the basis for naming a species or subspecies when no type has been selected. Also called type.
A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class.
The general character or structure held in common by a number of people or things considered as a group or class.
A person or thing having the features of a group or class.
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).
A person regarded as exemplifying a particular profession, rank, or social group: a group of executive types; a restaurant frequented by tourist types.
A figure, representation, or symbol of something to come, such as an event in the Old Testament that foreshadows another in the New Testament.
A taxonomic group, especially a genus or species, chosen as the representative example in characterizing the larger taxonomic group to which it belongs.
c.1470, "symbol, emblem," from L. typus "figure, image, form, kind," from Gk. typos "dent, impression, mark, figure, original form," from root of typtein "to strike, beat," from PIE base *(s)teu- "to strike, cut, hew" (see steep (adj.)). Extended 1713 to printing blocks with letters carved on them. The meaning "general form or character of some kind, class" is first in Eng. 1843, though it had that sense in L. and Gk. The verb meaning "to write with a typewriter" is attested from 1888. Typewriter in the mechanical sense is attested from 1868; typist is recorded from 1843. Typeface first attested 1887. Type-cast (adj. and v.) with ref. to actors is recorded from 1946, perhaps a deliberate pun on the verbal phrase in the print type founding sense (attested from 1847). To be someone's type "be the sort of person that person is attracted to" is recorded from 1934.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" [ant: antitype]
2.
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" [syn: character]
3.
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
4.
printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
5.
all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word 'element' contains five different types of character"
6.
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"
verb
1.
write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please"
2.
identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can practically be typed"
A number of people or things
having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class.
The general character or structure held in common by a number of people or things considered as a group
or class.
A person or thing having the features of a group or class.
An example or a model having the ideal features of a group or class.
A taxonomic group,
especially a genus or species, chosen as the representative example in characterizing the larger taxonomic group to which it belongs.
The specimen on which the original description
and naming of a taxon is based.
v.typed, typ·ing, types
To determine the antigenic characteristics of a blood or tissue sample.
Main Entry: 1type Pronunciation: 'tIp Function: noun 1: a lower taxonomic category selected as a standard of reference for a higher
category; also: a specimen or series of specimens on which a taxonomic species or subspecies is actually based 2: the morphological, physiological, or ecological
characters by which relationship between organisms may be recognized 3: a particular kind, class, or group <personality types>; specifically:
a group distinguishable on physiological or serological bases <salmonella types>
typetheory, programming (Or "data type") A set of values from which a variable, constant, function, or other expression may take its value. A type is a classification of data that tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use it. For example, the process and result of adding two variables differs greatly according to whether they are integers, floating point numbers, or strings. Types supported by most programming languages include integers (usually limited to some range so they will fit in one word of storage), Booleans, floating point numbers, and characters. Strings are also common, and are represented as lists of characters in some languages. If s and t are types, then so is s -> t, the type of functions from s to t; that is, give them a term of type s, functions of type s -> t will return a term of type t. Some types are primitive - built-in to the language, with no visible internal structure - e.g. Boolean; others are composite - constructed from one or more other types (of either kind) - e.g. lists, arrays, structures, unions. Object-oriented programming extends this with classes which encapsulate both the structure of a type and the operations that can be performed on it. Some languages provide strong typing, others allow implicit type conversion and/or explicit type conversion. (2003-12-22)
An"ti*type\ (-t[imac]p), n. [Gr. ? of corresponding form; ? against + ? type, figure. See Type.] That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.
Black" let`ter\ The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
occurs only once in Scripture (1 Cor. 10:11, A.V. marg.). The Greek word _tupos_ is rendered "print" (John 20:25), "figure" (Acts 7:43; Rom. 5:14), "fashion" (Acts 7:44), "manner" (Acts 23:25), "form" (Rom. 6:17), "example" or "ensample" (1 Cor. 10:6, 11; Phil. 3:17; 1 Thess. 1:7; 2 Thess. 3:9; 1 Tim. 4:12). It properly means a "model" or "pattern" or "mould" into which clay or wax was pressed, that it might take the figure or exact shape of the mould. The word "type" is generally used to denote a resemblance between something present and something future, which is called the "antitype."
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