set type (verb)
41subscript — /ˈsʌbskrɪpt / (say subskript) noun 1. something written below. 2. a. a character written or set slightly below and immediately to one side of another, as x in Bx . b. text written or set slightly below the main line of text. –adjective 3. written …
42superscript — /ˈsupəskrɪpt / (say soohpuhskript) noun 1. a. a character written or set slightly above and immediately to one side of another, as x in Bx . b. text written or set slightly above the main line of text. 2. Obsolete a superscription, as of a letter …
43linotype — /ˈlaɪnətaɪp / (say luynuhtuyp) noun 1. a keyboard operated composing machine which casts solid lines of type. 2. printing produced by such a machine. –verb (i) 3. to use a linotype machine. –verb (t) 4. to set type using a linotype machine.… …
44compose — [c]/kəmˈpoʊz / (say kuhm pohz) verb (composed, composing) –verb (t) 1. to make or form by uniting parts or elements. 2. to be the parts or elements of. 3. to make up; constitute. 4. to put or dispose in proper form or order. 5. to arrange the… …
45cast up — transitive verb 1. : to bring up or say by way of reproach casting up to her that she had failed 2. a. : to measure (set type) usually in ems pica in order to determine the cost or charge to be made b. : to lay out (tabular matter) before setting …
46com|pose — «kuhm POHZ», verb, posed, pos|ing. –v.t. 1. to make up: »The ocean is composed of salt water. Our party was composed of three grown ups and four children. Water composes nearly 70 per cent of the human body. SYNONYM(S): form, constitute. 2. to… …
47varitype — I. ˈverēˌtīp, ˈva(a)r , ˈvār , rə̇ˌ noun Etymology: back formation from VariTyper 1. : a VariTyper machine 2. : the process of composing text matter by means of a VariTyper machine II. transitive verb …
48handset — /ˈhændsɛt / (say handset) noun 1. a part of a telephone combining both the receiver and the transmitter, one at each end of a handle. –verb (t) (handset, handsetting) 2. Printing to set (type) by hand. –adjective 3. Printing (of type) set by hand …
49pick — I. /pɪk / (say pik) verb (t) 1. to choose or select carefully. 2. to choose (one s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd. 3. to seek and find occasion for: to pick a quarrel. 4. to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault… …
50make — [c]/meɪk / (say mayk) verb (made, making) –verb (t) 1. to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress. 2. to produce by any action or causative agency: to make trouble. 3. to cause to be or become; render: to… …
