monotype /ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper. •The technique of making such prints. •A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters. •A monotypic taxon. •A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person. •In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type. verb1 •To produce a monotype of. formsmonotyped · monotyping · monotypes