English

Noun

monotype ‎(plural monotypes)

1. (art, printing) 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.^[1]
2. (art, printing) The technique of making such prints.
3. (biology) A monotypic taxon.
4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

References

1. ↑ West, Shearer (general editor), The Bullfinch Guide to Art History, page 639, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United Kingdom, 1996. ISBN 0-8212-2137-X

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English monotype.

Noun

monotype f ‎(invariable)

1. monotype