Mergenthaler

[ mur-guh n-thaw-ler; German mer-guh n-tah-luh r ]

/ ˈmɜr gənˌθɔ lər; German ˈmɛr gənˌtɑ lər /

noun

Ott·mar

[ot-mahr; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr; German ˈɔt mɑr/,1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.

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Example sentences from the Web for mergenthaler

Whitney and Cameron, he said, were large stockholders in the Mergenthaler.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The Mergenthaler, in particular, was attracting wide attention.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
In the following year, Stephens invented his electric plough, and Mergenthaler made an improvement on his linotype machine.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
The Mergenthaler Linotype machine sets and casts type in the form of solid lines.
Historic Inventions|Rupert S. Holland

The Mergenthaler Linotype machine appeared in crude form about 1886.
A Book of Exposition|Homer Heath Nugent