Cold Type

Pronunciation: /koʊld taɪp/

Definitions of cold type

noun a category of typefaces that have a more mechanical appearance and are typically used for text that will be reproduced by a printing process such as offset printing or letterpress printing

Example Sentences

A1 I learned how to use cold type in my graphic design class.

A2 The printing press uses cold type to create newspapers.

B1 Cold type is a traditional method of typesetting that is no longer widely used.

B2 Graphic designers often prefer digital fonts over cold type for their projects.

C1 The transition from cold type to digital typography revolutionized the publishing industry.

C2 Historians study the evolution of printing techniques, including the shift from hot metal to cold type.

Examples of cold type in a Sentence

formal The newspaper was printed using the cold type method.

informal I prefer reading books in cold type rather than digital format.

slang I can't stand reading anything in cold type, it hurts my eyes.

figurative His writing style is like cold type, precise and unemotional.

Grammatical Forms of cold type

• plural: cold types
• comparative: colder type
• superlative: coldest type
• present tense: is cold typing
• future tense: will be cold typing
• perfect tense: has cold typed
• continuous tense: is cold typing
• singular: cold type
• positive degree: very cold type
• infinitive: to cold type
• gerund: cold typing
• participle: cold typed

Origin and Evolution of cold type

First Known Use: 1960 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'cold type' originated in the printing industry to refer to the process of typesetting using phototypesetting machines instead of traditional hot metal typesetting.

Evolution of the word: Initially used to distinguish the new phototypesetting technology from the traditional hot metal typesetting, 'cold type' eventually became synonymous with any form of digital typesetting as technology advanced.