Stenotype
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
- 2 Any of the characters used in this shorthand system.
"Each consonant sign is represented by the letter or letters of the common alphabet by which it is most readily suggested. In the following table each stenotype is placed directly under its stem […]"
Verb
- 1 To record using a stenotype. transitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Each consonant sign is represented by the letter or letters of the common alphabet by which it is most readily suggested. In the following table each stenotype is placed directly under its stem […]"
Etymology
From steno- + -type.