- typographic
- typographic 1778, from M.L. typographicus (16c.), from typographus, from Gk. typos (see TYPE (Cf. type)) + graphos “writing.”
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Typographic — Ty po*graph ic (?; 277), Typographical Ty po*graph ic*al (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. typographique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the act or act of representing by types or symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
typographic — UK [ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk] / US or typographical UK [ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l] / US adjective relating to the way in which a document has been printed a typographical error … English dictionary
typographic — or typographical adjective Date: 1593 of, relating to, or occurring or used in typography or typeset matter < a typographic character > < a typographical error > • typographically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
typographic — typography ► NOUN 1) the art or process of setting and arranging types and printing from them. 2) the style and appearance of printed matter. DERIVATIVES typographer noun typographic adjective typographical adjective … English terms dictionary
typographic — adjective relating to or occurring or used in typography (Freq. 1) the typographic art a typographical error • Syn: ↑typographical • Pertains to noun: ↑typography (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Typographic unit — Typographic units are the units of measurement used in typography or typesetting. The traditional units are different from common metric units, as they were established earlier. Even though these units are all very small, across a line of print… … Wikipedia
Typographic Workers Trade Union — (in Spanish: Sindicato de Obreros Tipógrafos ) was a trade union of typographers in Spain. Founded in 1897, it was the first Catholic trade union in the country.ources* La Organización Sindical Española, Escuela Sindical 1961 . 1961: Madrid, page … Wikipedia
Typographic ligature — long s i ligature type, size 12pt Garamond. In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more graphemes are joined as a single glyph. Ligatures usually replace consecutive characters sharing common components and are part of a more… … Wikipedia
Typographic alignment — In typesetting and page layout, alignment or range, is the setting of text flow or image placement relative to a page, column (measure), table cell or tab. The type alignment setting is sometimes referred to as text alignment, text justification… … Wikipedia
typographic — typographically, adv. /tuy peuh graf ik/, adj. of or pertaining to typography. Also, typographical. [1770 80; < NL typographicus, equiv. to ML typograph(ia) TYPOGRAPHY + icus IC] * * * … Universalium
