ottmar mergenthaler
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Ottmar Mergenthaler demonstrates his linotype machine to a group of observers.
Definition
Proper noun: * Ottmar Mergenthaler: A German-born American inventor, best known for creating the Linotype typesetting machine, which revolutionized printing and publishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Usage
- Proper noun:
- Ottmar Mergenthaler's invention dramatically increased the speed of typesetting.
- The biography details the life and work of Ottmar Mergenthaler.
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical and technological contexts related to printing, invention, and the history of communication.
- It can be used attributively to describe things related to him or his invention (e.g., ).
Variants and Related Words
- Linotype (noun, trademark): The typesetting machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler.
- The newspaper office still has an old Linotype machine on display.
- Mergenthaler (adjective): Pertaining to Ottmar Mergenthaler or his company.
- He worked at the Mergenthaler factory.
Synonyms
- Inventor of the Linotype: A descriptive synonym specifying his primary achievement.
Ottmar Mergenthaler demonstrates his linotype machine to a group of observers.
Noun
- United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)