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.

Noun

1. United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)