Monotype

n. brand name of a typesetting machine used to cast metal type

n. single print made from a painted glass or metal plate

Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image, e.g. creating lights from a field of opaque color. The inks used may be oil based or water based. With oil based inks, the paper may be dry, in which case the image has more contrast, or the paper may be damp, in which case the image has a 10 percent greater range of tones.
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Noun
1. (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(classification) biology, biological science
2. a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters
(hypernym) typesetting machine

adj. monotype

n. monotype, single print made from a painted glass or metal plate

adj. monotype, of a single print made from a painted glass or metal plate (Printing)