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Polytype

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Any of the types involved in polytypism..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Any of the types involved in polytypism.
  2. A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
  3. (computing theory) In the Hindley–Milner type system, a data type containing variables bound by one or more ∀ (for-all) quantifiers.
  4. (transitive) To produce a polytype of.

Example Sentences

Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.
Towards the end of the eighteenth century , Professor Wilson of Glasgow , being engaged in a series of experiments for making etchings upon glass with fluoric acid for the purposes of art , thought it possible to make polytypes of glass from engraved copperplates
to polytype an engraving

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What does polytype mean?

Polytype means Any of the types involved in polytypism..

What is a synonym for polytype?

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What is the opposite of polytype?

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How do you use polytype in a sentence?

Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.

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