1. a single print made from a painted or drawn design on a metal or glass plate
Usage: art
2. the only representative of its type or group
Usage: biology; taxonomy
3. a keyboard-operated typesetting machine that casts individual letters
Usage: printing; historical

Examples

• The artist created a beautiful monotype using oil paints on a glass plate.
• Each monotype print is unique and cannot be exactly reproduced.
• The museum displayed several monotypes from the early 20th century.
• This species is a monotype, being the only member of its genus.
• The old newspaper used a Monotype machine to set its headlines.
• Monotype printing was revolutionary for its time but was later replaced by digital methods.