stenotype

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɛnəˌtaɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sten′ə tīp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sten•o•type  (sten′ə tīp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Computinga keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
  2. Computingthe symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.
  • formerly a trademark

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Stenotype / ˈstɛnəˌtaɪp/
  1. a machine with a keyboard for recording speeches, etc, in a phonetic shorthand
  2. any machine resembling this
  3. the phonetic symbol typed in one stroke of such a machine
'stenotype' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
stenotypy

Forum discussions with the word(s) "stenotype" in the title:


Look up "stenotype" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "stenotype" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.