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Meaning of "typeface" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TYPEFACE

typeface  [ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TYPEFACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Typeface is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TYPEFACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

typeface

Typeface

In typography, a typeface is a set of one or more fonts each composed of glyphs that share common design features. Each font of a typeface has a specific weight, style, condensation, width, slant, italicization, ornamentation, and designer or foundry. For example, "ITC Garamond Bold Condensed Italic" is a different font from "ITC Garamond Condensed Italic" and "ITC Garamond Bold Condensed," but all are fonts within the same typeface, "ITC Garamond." However, ITC Garamond is a different typeface than "Adobe Garamond" or "Monotype Garamond." There are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly. The art and craft of designing typefaces is called type design. Designers of typefaces are called type designers and are often employed by type foundries. In digital typography, type designers are sometimes also called font developers or font designers. Every typeface is a collection of glyphs, each of which represents an individual letter, number, punctuation mark, or other symbol. The same glyph may be used for characters from different scripts, e.g.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TYPEFACE


biface
ˈbaɪˌfeɪs
blackface
ˈblækˌfeɪs
boldface
ˈbəʊldˌfeɪs
Boniface
ˈbɒnɪˌfeɪs
catface
ˈkætˌfeɪs
chalkface
ˈtʃɔːkˌfeɪs
clubface
ˈklʌbˌfeɪs
coalface
ˈkəʊlˌfeɪs
dogface
ˈdɒɡˌfeɪs
hardface
ˈhɑːdˌfeɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
light-face
ˈlaɪtˌfeɪs
moonface
ˈmuːnˌfeɪs
paleface
ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs
pigface
ˈpɪɡˌfeɪs
pudding-face
ˈpʊdɪŋˌfeɪs
shitface
ˈʃɪtˌfeɪs
uniface
ˈjuːnɪˌfeɪs
wheyface
ˈweɪˌfeɪs
whiteface
ˈwaɪtˌfeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TYPEFACE

type foundry
type I error
type II error
type metal
type specimen
type-high
typebar
typecase
typecast
typecaster
typecasting
typescript
typeset
typesetter
typesetting
typewrite
typewriter
typewriting
typewritten
typewrote

WORDS THAT END LIKE TYPEFACE

a slap in the face
air-to-surface
come to the surface
deface
en face
face
face to face
face-to-face
falseface
foreface
in-your-face
on the surface
preface
reface
road surface
rock face
Scarface
surface
surface-to-surface
user interface

Synonyms and antonyms of typeface in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «typeface» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TYPEFACE

Find out the translation of typeface to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of typeface from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «typeface» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

字体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tipo de letra
570 millions of speakers

English

typeface
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टाइपफेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шрифт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tipo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাইপফেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

police de caractères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Typeface
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schrift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

活字書体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Typeface
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểu chữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிகழுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाईपफेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

harf karakteri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carattere tipografico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шрифт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

font
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραμματοσειρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lettertipe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

typsnitt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skriftsnitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of typeface

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TYPEFACE»

The term «typeface» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.257 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TYPEFACE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about typeface

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TYPEFACE»

Discover the use of typeface in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to typeface and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anatomy of a Typeface
From Garamond to Bembo to the design and manufacture of sans-serif letters and newspaper types, this is the first full-scale investigation of typefaces since D. B. Updike's classic Printing Types was published in 1922.
Alexander S. Lawson, 1990
2
Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design
"Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design is a unique sourcebook featuring forty-six classic typefaces that continue to resonate with today's most influential graphic designers."-inside cover.
Tamye Riggs, 2009
3
H: Helvetica : Homage to a Typeface
Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface. It is simple and clean, and commonly seen in advertising, signage, and literature. The R has a curved leg, and the i and j have square dots.
Lars Müller, 2004
4
Metro letters: a typeface for the Twin Cities
This is the question the University of Minnesota Design Institute proposed when it began the project "Typeface: Twin Cities" and commissioned six teams of talented typographers to create a custom font for Minneapolis and St. Paul.
University of Minnesota. Design Institute, Deborah Littlejohn, 2003
5
How To Design a Typeface
How to Design a Typeface tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing type, from its historical roots and interaction with materials and techniques to developing digitized type for modern use.
Design Museum, 2010
6
Helvetica forever: story of a typeface
Designed in 1957, the Helvetica font is an icon of Swiss graphic design, which was a model of sober, functional communication throughout the world in the 1950s and 60s.
Lars Müller, Victor Malsy, Axel Langer, 2009
7
Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
From fonts on street signs, IKEA and album covers, to print in our homes and offices; Simon Garfield meets the people behind the typefaces, explains how they affect our lives and gives us a history on how it all began.
Simon Garfield, 2010
8
Type one: digital typeface design
The book is divided into sections based on typographic styles: Modular, Line, Graphic, Bitmapped, Dirty, Text, Stencil, and Calligraphic.
Nathan Gale, 2002
9
Type Rules!: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography
This new Second Edition also includes three new features: Tech Tips—Instructional sidebars that succinctly explain how to achieve the covered typographic principles and techniques Type Tips—Expert tips and helpful hints that offer ...
Ilene Strizver, 2009
10
Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an ...
Many books and newspapers were printed in the traditional German Fraktur typeface. The Bauhaus followed other reformers in abandoning these conventions. T lu 1929. Franz Roh shared the editing of the photographic book foto-auge ...
Richard Hollis, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TYPEFACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term typeface is used in the context of the following news items.
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Telegraph at 160: A note from editor Chris Evans on our redesign
We also have a new typeface, Austin News, which we are using in our headlines and the body text in our articles. It was originally drawn for Harpers and Queen ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
New typeface simulates reading with dyslexia
Not until he was a 22-year-old university student did Daniel Britton finish reading a book. He is not lazy or a slow learner, as prior teachers had believed. «kfor.com, Jun 15»
3
Why Apple Abandoned the World's Most Beloved Typeface
Caption: Apple's in-house San Francisco typeface will replace Helvetica Neue ... Caption: San Francisco is the first typeface Apple has designed in more than 20 ... «Wired, Jun 15»
4
Typeface recreates the frustration of reading with dyslexia
He used his typeface to create a series of 3D posters, layering text written with his sliced characters behind a perspex sheet that carried the parts needed to fill ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
5
Designer shows why Apple is adopting San Francisco as its new …
When Apple launched the Watch, it also designed a new system font to go with it: San Francisco. The typeface was specifically designed to combine a clean look ... «9 to 5 Mac, May 15»
6
Google announces Literata, its new e-book typeface
The goal was a “new book typeface was needed that would provide an outstanding reading experience on a whole range of devices and high resolution screens ... «The Next Web, May 15»
7
Why You May Want to Consider Using Helvetica Typeface for Your …
There are a ton of fonts out there you can use for a multitude of projects. When it comes to putting a professional-looking resume together, however, you may ... «Lifehacker, Apr 15»
8
Create your own Hillary Clinton slogan, using her 'H' typeface!
On Monday, graphic designer Rick Wolff created a typeface he calls "Hillary Bold" or "Hillvetica." It uses the same (weird) look and feel of the logo from the Hillary ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
9
Monotype Breathes New Life into the Haas Unica Typeface Family …
Toshi Omagari of the Monotype Studio has given the classic Unica typeface a digital facelift to meet today's digital and print needs. (Graphic: Business Wire) ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
10
Vetoing the budget, banning typeface?! State officials get in on the …
Land Commissioner George P. Bush's press shop sent out a purported letter from the boss saying he would no longer abide by the typeface Comic Sans on any ... «Dallas Morning News, Apr 15»

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