typography

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Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing

ty·pog·ra·phy /taɪˈpɒɡrəfi $ -ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable] 1. TCNthe work of preparing written material for printing 排印2. TCNthe arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words 版面设计 —typographic /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk◂/, typographical adjective typographic errors 排印错误 —typographically /-kli/ adverb

Examples from the Corpus

typography• Even a discussion about typography or paragraph spacing would be clouded with danger and twisted by subtle probings or innuendoes.• Quality, of design and typography rather than editorial matter, is a burning issue as far as desktop publishing is concerned.• The presentation and typography is equally inconsistent.• The manual is attractively presented and good typography makes it readable.• She majored in art in college, and a class in typography and letterpress printing made her aware of her true interests.• Mr McLean has a vast knowledge of typography and book design, knowledge which he is happy to share with the Library.• This, in turn, is part of an issue which will be devoted entirely to papers on typography.• The single most abused area is that of the typography.Origin typography (1600-1700) Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos “mark made on a surface” ( → TYPE1) + -graphia “-graphy”

ty·pog·ra·phy nounChineseSyllable

for preparing work printing the material Corpus of written

typography
ty‧pog‧ra‧phy /taɪˈpɒɡrəfi $ -ˈpɑː-/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: typographia, from Greek typos __mark made on a surface__ ( ⇨ type¹) + -graphia __-graphy__

1. the work of preparing written material for printing
2. the arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words
—typographic /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk◂/, typographical adjective: