Type - Definition

n 1: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of
sculpture do you prefer?" [ant: antitype]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character";
"a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
[syn: character, eccentric, type, case]
3: (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used
to define the next higher taxon
4: printed characters; "small type is hard to read"
5: all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element'
contains five different types of character"
6: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end;
produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper;
"he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
v 1: write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the
acceptance letter, please" [syn: type, typewrite]
2: identify as belonging to a certain type; "Such people can
practically be typed" [syn: type, typecast]