Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

stenotype

[sten-uh-tahyp]
See more synonyms for stenotype on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a keyboard machine resembling a typewriter, used in a system of phonetic shorthand.
  2. the symbols typed in one stroke on this machine.
Show More

Origin of stenotype

formerly a trademark
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for stenotype

Historical Examples

  • Copper watched Kennon as he dictated the covering letter, her slim fingers dancing over the stenotype.

    The Lani People

    J. F. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for stenotype

Stenotype

noun
  1. trademark 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012