A typeof something is a group of those things that have particular features in common.
...several types of lettuce.
There are various types of the disease. [+ of]
In 1990, 25% of households were of this type.
brand
Synonyms: kind, sort, class, variety More Synonyms of type
2. countable noun
If you refer to a particular thing or person as a typeof something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group.
Have you done this type of work before? [+ of]
Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high. [+ of]
I am a very determined type of person. [+ of]
3. countable noun
If you refer to a person as a particular type, you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or way of behaving.
It's the first time I, a fair-skinned, freckly type, have sailed in the sun withoutburning.
I was rather an outdoor type.
She was certainly not the type to murder anyone.
Synonyms: sort of person, sort, type of person More Synonyms of type
4.
See not your type
5. See also blood type
More Synonyms of type
type writing and printing
(taɪp)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense types, present participle typing, past tense, past participle typed
1. verb
If you type something, you use a computer keyboard, typewriter or word processor to write it.
I can type your essays for you. [VERB noun]
I had never really learnt to type properly. [VERB]
The letter consists of six closely typed pages. [VERB-ed]
2. uncountable noun
Type is printed text as it appears in a book or newspaper, or the small pieces of metal that are used to create this.
The correction had already been set in type.
Synonyms: print, printing, face, case More Synonyms of type
3. See also typing
Phrasal verbs:
See type in
See type out
See type up
type in British English
(taɪp)
noun
1.
a kind, class, or category, the constituents of which share similar characteristics
2.
a subdivision of a particular class of things or people; sort
what type of shampoo do you use?
3.
the general form, plan, or design distinguishing a particular group
4. informal
a person who typifies a particular quality
he's the administrative type
5. informal
a person, esp of a specified kind
he's a strange type
6.
a.
a small block of metal or more rarely wood bearing a letter or character in relief for use in printing
b.
such pieces collectively
7.
characters printed from type; print
8. biology
a.
the taxonomic group the characteristics of which are used for defining the next highest group, for example Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is the type species of the rat genus Rattus
b.
(as modifier)
a type genus
a type species
9. type specimen
10.
the characteristic device on a coin
11. linguistics
a symbol regarded as standing for the class of all symbols identical to it
Compare token (sense 8)
12. logic
a class of expressions or of the entities they represent that can all enter into the same syntactic relations. The theory of types was advanced by Bertrand Russell to avoid the liar paradox, Russell's paradox, etc
13. philosophy
a universal. If a sentence always has the same meaning whenever it is used, the meaning is said to be a property of the sentence-type
Compare token (sense 9)
14. mainly Christian theology
a figure, episode, or symbolic factor resembling some future reality in such a way as to foreshadow or prefigure it
15. rare
a distinctive sign or mark
verb
16.
to write (copy) on a computer or typewriter
17. (transitive)
to be a symbol of; typify
18. (transitive)
to decide the type of; clarify into a type
19. (transitive) medicine
to determine the blood group of (a blood sample)
20. (transitive) mainly Christian theology
to foreshadow or serve as a symbol of (some future reality)
Word origin
C15: from Latin typus figure, from Greek tupos image, from tuptein to strike
-type in British English
noun, combining form
1.
type or form
archetype
2.
printing type or photographic process
collotype
Word origin
from Latin -typus, from Greek -typos, from tupostype
type in American English
(taɪp)
noun
1.
a person, thing, or event that represents or symbolizes another, esp. another that it is thought will appear later; symbol; token; sign
2. Rare
a distinguishing mark, sign, or impress
3.
the general form, structure, plan, style, etc. characterizing or distinguishing the members of a class or group
4.
a kind, class, or group having distinguishing characteristics in common [a new type of airplane, an animal of the dog type]
in informal usage, often used elliptically immediately preceding the noun [a new type airplane]
5.
a person, animal, or thing that is representative of, or has the distinctive characteristics of, a class or group; typical individual or instance
6.
a perfect example; model; pattern; archetype
7. Informal
an odd or eccentric person; character
8. Agriculture
the combination of characters of an animal or breed that make it most suitable for a particular use
beef type, dairy type
9. Biology
a.
the single specimen designated as the one on which the original description and name of a taxon have been based
b.
type genus or , type species
10. Ancient Mathematics
the simplest of a set of equivalent forms
11. Printing
a.
a rectangular piece of metal or, esp. formerly, wood, with a raised letter, figure, etc. in reverse on its upper end which, when inked and pressed against a piece of paper or other material, as in a printing press or on a typewriter, leaves an ink impression of its face; also, such pieces collectively or the characters printed from them
b.
a character or characters formed electronically and produced by a computer printer
c.
photographic reproductions of print used in photocomposition
d.
a particular face of type
verb transitiveWord forms: typed or ˈtyping
12. Rare
a.
to prefigure
b.
to typify; represent
13.
to classify according to type
to be typed as a villain
14.
to write using the keyboard of a typewriter or computer
15. Medicine
to determine the type of (a blood sample)
verb intransitive
16.
to use the keyboard of a typewriter
Derived forms
typable (ˈtypable)
adjective or ˈtypeable
Word origin
LL(Ec) typus, a model, symbol < L & Gr: L, a figure < Gr typos, a figure, archetype, model, orig., a blow, mark made by a blow < typtein: see tympan
-type in American English
(taɪp)
1.
type, representative form, example
phonotype, stereotype
2.
stamp, print, printing type
ferrotype, monotype
Word origin
Fr < Gr -typon < typos: see type
Examples of 'type' in a sentence
type
There were lamps of all sizes with every type of base: porcelain, brass, copper, wood, ceramic, glass, Perspex.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
It was a man driving, tweed cap, Barbour, a caricature of a country type.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
She wasn't surprised that he hadn't been at the funeral -- not her mother's type.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Alou was typical of a certain type of officer common in the Air Force.
Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE (2002)
In other languages
type
British English: type /taɪp/ NOUN
A type of something is the kind of thing that it is.
Owls are a type of bird.
American English: type
Arabic: نَوْع
Brazilian Portuguese: tipo
Chinese: 类型
Croatian: vrsta
Czech: typ
Danish: type
Dutch: type
European Spanish: tipo clase
Finnish: tyyppi
French: genre sorte
German: Typ
Greek: τύπος
Italian: tipo
Japanese: 種類
Korean: 유형
Norwegian: type
Polish: typ
European Portuguese: tipo
Romanian: tip
Russian: тип
Latin American Spanish: tipo modelo, clase
Swedish: typ
Thai: ประเภท
Turkish: tür
Ukrainian: тип
Vietnamese: loại dạng
British English: type /taɪp/ VERB
If you type something, you write it with a machine, for example a computer.
She typed a letter.
I never really learnt to type properly.
American English: type
Arabic: يَطْبَعُ عَلَى الآلَةِ الكَاتِبَة
Brazilian Portuguese: digitar
Chinese: 打字
Croatian: tipkati
Czech: psát na stroji
Danish: maskinskrive
Dutch: typen
European Spanish: teclear
Finnish: kirjoittaa koneella
French: taper ordinateur
German: tippen
Greek: δακτυλογραφώ
Italian: scrivere a macchina
Japanese: タイプする
Korean: 타이핑하다
Norwegian: skrive på maskin
Polish: napisać
European Portuguese: digitar
Romanian: a dactilografia
Russian: печатать
Latin American Spanish: teclear
Swedish: skriva maskin
Thai: พิมพ์
Turkish: yazmak daktilo/bilgisayar
Ukrainian: набирати текст
Vietnamese: đánh máy
All related terms of 'type'
e-type
a person who works in or is interested in electronics
n-type
(of a semiconductor ) having more conduction electrons than mobile holes
p-type
(of a semiconductor ) having a density of mobile holes in excess of that of conduction electrons
Type A
a personality type characterized by tenseness, drive, aggression , etc., traits thought to make one more susceptible to heart attacks
Type B
a personality type characterized by serenity , relaxation , amiability, etc., traits thought to make one less susceptible to heart attacks
type in
If you type information into a computer or type it in , you press keys on the keyboard so that the computer stores or processes the information.
type up
If you type up a text that has been written by hand , you produce a typed copy of it.
bold type
a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in a dictionary
cold type
typesetting done by a method other than the casting of molten type
feed type
The feed type is the type of hydrocarbon which a refinery uses for a particular product.
type-cast
to cast (type)
type-high
having the height of a piece of type, standardized as 0.918 inches
type out
If you type something out , you write it in full using a typewriter or word processor .
wild type
the typical form of a species of organism resulting from breeding under natural conditions
word-type
word class ; part of speech
blood type
Someone's blood type is the same as their → blood group .
heavy type
type that is thicker and blacker than normal type
tissue type
the inherited chemical characteristics of the bodily tissue of an individual that are recognized and, when grafted , are accepted or rejected by the immune system of another individual. The tissue type is determined by the histocompatibility antigens
touch-type
to type without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
type genus
the particular genus whose name serves as the base for the family name
type metal
an alloy of tin , lead , and antimony , from which type is cast
spectral type
any of various groups into which stars are classified according to characteristic spectral lines and bands . The most important classification ( Harvard classification ) has a series of classes O, B , A, F , G , K , M, the series also being a scale of diminishing surface temperature
type founder
a person who casts metal type
type species
the particular species from which the genus is named
type specimen
the original specimen from which a description of a new species is made
variable type
type that can be varied to fit a page , screen , etc
character type
a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together in an individual
condensed type
a typeface narrower than the standard type for the series
founder's type
special type cast by a type founder for hand composition , as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
monospaced type
a typeface in which the width of all letters , including the space around them, is the same
type I error
the error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true , the probability of which is the significance level of a result
late-type star
any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun , of spectral type K , M, C, or S
not your type
If you say that someone is not your type , you mean that they are not the sort of person who you usually find attractive.
personality type
a cluster of personality traits commonly occurring together
revert to type
If you say that someone has reverted to type , you mean that they are now behaving as you would expect them to, after having behaved in an unexpected and better way.
type II error
the error of not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false . The probability of avoiding such an error is the power of the test and is a function of the alternative hypothesis
V-type engine
a type of internal-combustion engine having two cylinder blocks attached to a single crankcase , the angle between the two blocks forming a V
early-type star
any massive hot star of spectral type O, B , or A
Type 2 diabetes
a type of diabetes mellitus, typically appearing after the age of 30, in which increased levels of glucose in the body are not matched by sufficiently increased levels of insulin
i-type semiconductor
an almost pure semiconductor to which no impurities have been added and in which the electron and hole densities are equal at thermal equilibrium
diabetes
Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood .
intrinsic semiconductor
an almost pure semiconductor to which no impurities have been added and in which the electron and hole densities are equal at thermal equilibrium