type specimen

taɪp ˈspɛsɪmən

Definition

Definition of type specimen - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

printing

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sample of a font or typeface

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He examined the type specimen to choose the right font for the book..

taxonomy

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specimen used to describe and name a species

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The type specimen was crucial for identifying the new butterfly species.

holotype

sample

specimen

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Images of type specimen

sample of a font or typeface

Expressions with type

type up

write or input text using a keyboard

She had to type up the report by Friday.

someone's type

kind of person someone is attracted to

He realized she was definitely not his type.

against type

adv.

in a way that is not expected

He played the villain against type.

a man of someone's type

person matching someone's preferred characteristics

He's definitely a man of her type.

revert to type

go back to original form or state

The software reverted to type after the update failed.

play against type

act in a role different from usual

The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

Expressions with specimen

metallographic specimen

sample used to study metal structure

The metallographic specimen revealed the metal's grain structure.

specimen signature

sample signature used to check if signatures match

The bank asked for a specimen signature for verification.

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iconotype

biology

illustration serving as a type specimen in taxonomy

Examples of type specimen in a sentence

She collected a type specimen for her typography class.
Researchers examined the type specimen to confirm the species.
The museum displayed the type specimen for educational purposes.

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French:spécimen de caractères, spécimen type, ...
German:Schriftmuster, Typusexemplar, ...
Italian:specimen tipografico, esemplare tipo, ...
Spanish:muestra de tipografía, especimen tipo, ...
Portuguese:amostra de tipo, exemplar-tipo, ...
Chinese:字体样本, 模式标本, ...
Japanese:書体見本, タイプ標本, ...
Arabic:عينة خط, عَيِّنَة النَّمَط, ...
Hebrew:דֻּגְמַת גּוּפָן, דְּגִימַת טִיפּוּס, ...
Russian:шрифт-образец, типовой образец, ...
Ukrainian:зразок шрифту, типовий зразок, ...
Hindi:टाइप नमूना, प्रकार नमूना, ...
Bengali:ফন্ট নমুনা, নমুনা প্রকার, ...
Catalan:mostra de tipus, exemplar tipus, ...
Czech:vzorník písma, typový exemplář, ...
Danish:skrifttypeprøve, typeeksemplar, ...
Dutch:lettertypevoorbeeld, typespecimen, ...
Greek:δείγμα γραμματοσειράς, τυπικό δείγμα, ...
Hungarian:betűminta, típuspéldány, ...
Khmer:គំរូពុម្ពអក្សរ, សំណាកគំរូស្តង់ដារសម្រាប់ដាក់ឈ្មោះប្រភេទ, ...
Korean:활자 견본, 표본, ...
Persian:نمونه فونت, نمونه نوع, ...
Polish:próbka czcionki, holotyp, ...
Portuguese (BR):amostra de tipo, espécime-tipo, ...
Romanian:specimen de font, specimen tip, ...
Swedish:typsnittsexempel, provexemplar, ...
Thai:ตัวอย่างฟอนต์, ตัวอย่างชนิด, ...
Turkish:yazı tipi örneği, tip örneği, ...
Vietnamese:mẫu chữ, mẫu vật điển hình, ...

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