schrift

Definitions of schrift
  1. noun
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
    synonyms: allegorie
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    orthografie, spelling
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    tikwerk, typewerk
    writing done with a typewriter
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    text handwritten in the style of printed matter
    hand, handschrift, poot, scenario
    something written by hand
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    muziekschrift, notatie, notenschrift
    a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    brachygrafie, snelschrift, steno, stenografie, stenogram, tachygrafie
    a method of writing rapidly
    scenario
    a particular orthography or writing system
    orthografie, schrijfwijze, spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
    Wetb., cijferschrift, code, cryptografie, geheimschrift, normenstelsel, seinsysteem, steganografie, wetboek
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
    Wetb., brevier, getijde, getijden, normenstelsel, seinsysteem, wetboek
    (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
    beeldschrift, pictografie
    a writing system using pictographs
    beeldschrift, ideografie, pictografie
    the use of ideograms in writing
    hiëroglief, hiëroglyfe
    a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
    tienvingersysteem
    typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
    kalligrafie, pennekunst, schoonschrift, schoonschrijfkunst, sierschrift
    beautiful handwriting
    gekriebel, hanenpoot, hanenpoten, hanepoot, hanepoten, kladschrift, krabbel, krabbelpootje, krabbelschrift, kriebelpootje
    poor handwriting
    typografie
    art and technique of printing with movable type
    hoogdruk
    printing from a plate with raised characters
    offset, offsetdruk
    a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
    pigmentdruk
    a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
    muziekschrift, notenschrift
    (music) notation used by musicians
    choreografie
    a notation used by choreographers
    type of:
    boekentaal, geschrift, schriftuur, schrijfsel, schrijftaal
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
  2. noun
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
    synonyms: grafeem, letter, letterteken
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    mindere
    a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
    minuskel, onderkast, onderkastletter
    the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
    percentteken, procentteken
    a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
    obelisk
    a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
    letter, letterteken
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    spatie
    a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
    rune, runenteken, runeteken
    any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
    beeldgrafiek, beeldstatistiek, pictogram
    a graphic character used in picture writing
    beeldteken, ideogram
    a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
    corps, inktreservoir, korps, korpsgrootte, lettergrootte, letterkorps
    a specific size and style of type within a type family
    beginletter, initiaal, voorl., voorletter
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    alfa
    the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
    bèta, bêta
    the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
    gamma
    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
    delta, deltavleugel
    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
    pi
    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
    sigma
    the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
    hij, tikker
    the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    nonnetje
    the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    opstuiter, stuiter
    the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    logo, logogram
    a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation
    klinker
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
    consonant, medeklinker
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
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    karakter, schriftteken
    a written or printed symbol
  3. noun
    a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
    synonyms: cahier, dictaat, dictaatcahier, dictaatschrift, schrijfboek, schrijfschrift, zakboekje
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    citatenboek
    a notebook in which you enter memorabilia
    aantekenboek, aantekenboekje, kladblok, kladboek, notitieboekje, opschrijfboekje
    a small notebook for rough notes
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    boek, boekje, boekwerk
    physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
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