linotype /'lainautaip; 'lam 刃 taip/ n (?) machine (with a keyboard like that of a typewriter) used for setting type, each line of type being cast in the form of a complete bar of metal. (商標(biāo)) 長(zhǎng)條活字鑒造機(jī) (有一似打字機(jī)般的鍵盤(pán)，可將一行活字成條鏡出) 。