a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; what type of sculpture do you prefer?'

a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); a real character; a strange character; a friendly eccentric; the capable type; a mental case

[ Syn: character , eccentric , case ]

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

printed characters; small type is hard to read'

all of the tokens of the same symbol; the word `element' contains five different types of character'

a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up'

write by means of a keyboard with types; type the acceptance letter, please

[ Syn: typewrite ]

identify as belonging to a certain type; Such people can practically be typed

[ Syn: typecast ]