font


Definition: Meaning of, font in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɒnt /

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font fonts
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  1. technical a set of letters of a particular size and style, used for printing books, newspapers etc or on a computer screen
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  2. a large stone container in a church, that holds the water used for the ceremony of BAPTISM
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font used in phrases

  • Bodoni font (noun)
    1. based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni a typeface distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
  • baptismal font (noun)
    1. bowl for baptismal water
  • cartridge font (noun)
    1. computing any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
  • constant-width font (noun)
    1. as by a typewriter a typeface is which each character is given the same width
  • fixed-width font (noun)
    1. as by a typewriter a typeface is which each character is given the same width
  • font cartridge (noun)
    1. computing any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer
  • modern font (noun)
    1. based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni a typeface distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
  • monospaced font (noun)
    1. as by a typewriter a typeface is which each character is given the same width
  • old style font (noun)
    1. based on an 18th century design a typeface distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
  • proportional font (noun)
    1. any font whose different characters have different widths
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