cold type

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld tahyp]
- /koʊld taɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld tahyp]
- /koʊld taɪp/

Definitions of cold type words

noun cold type typesetting done by a method other than the casting of molten type 3
noun cold type text set by photocomposition 3
noun cold type type set by a method other than the casting of molten metal, as text composed on a typewriter and photographed. 1

See all 3 definitions of cold type

Information block about the term

Origin of cold type

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cold type

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cold type

cold type popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cold type usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer