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Linotype collapse: a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

Braille collapse: a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals; French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852); transcribe in Braille

antitype collapse: an opposite or contrasting type; a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament

ligature collapse: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood); a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone; character consisting of two or more letters combined into one; (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

pi collapse: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet; the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...

italic collapse: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right; a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right; a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative; of or relating to the Italic languages; "ancient Italic dialects"; characterized by slanting characters; "italic characters"

quoin collapse: the keystone of an arch; expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

trunk line collapse: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly; line that is the main route on a railway

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

roman collapse: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions; a resident of modern Rome; an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire; of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"; relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"; of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church"; characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

party line collapse: a telephone line serving two or more subscribers; the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

furniture collapse: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

phylum collapse: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes; (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

railway collapse: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

cable collapse: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire; a television system that transmits over cables; a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power; a telegram sent abroad; a nautical unit of depth; send cables, wires, or telegrams; fasten with a cable; "cable trees"

battlefield collapse: a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"

firing line collapse: the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"; the line from which soldiers deliver fire

bevel collapse: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

justification collapse: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller; something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"; a statement in explanation of some action or belief

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

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