Mon″o‐type (?), n. [Mono- + -type.] 1. (Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single species constituting a genus.
2. A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by pressure; also, the process of making such prints.
3. A kind of typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets individual types.