Meanings
nounmovable type (countable and uncountable, plural movable types)
plural movable types · alternative moveable type
- countableuncountableA system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 活字, 活字印刷
- 活字 (huózì)system of printing and typography
- 活字印刷 (huózì yìnshuā)system of printing and typography
- 活字印刷術 /活字印刷术 (huózì yìnshuāshù)system of printing and typography
- 活版印刷 (huóbǎn yìnshuā)system of printing and typography
- 活版印刷術 /活版印刷术 (huóbǎn yìnshuāshù)system of printing and typography
Finnish irtokirjasinpaino
- irtokirjasinpainosystem of printing and typography
French imprimerie à caractères mobiles
- imprimerie à caractères mobilessystem of printing and typography
German bewegliche Lettern
- bewegliche Letternsystem of printing and typography
Japanese 活字
- 活字 (katsuji)system of printing and typography
Polish ruchoma czcionka
- ruchoma czcionkasystem of printing and typography
Russian ручно́й набо́р
- ручно́й набо́р (ručnój nabór)system of printing and typography
Spanish tipo móvil
- tipo móvilsystem of printing and typography
Cite this entry
APA
movable type. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20type
MLA
“movable type.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20type. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “movable type,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20type.
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