composing stick

composing stick读音音标

英 [kəmˈpəuziŋ stik]

美 [kəmˈpozɪŋ stɪk]

composing stick意思解释

n.

排字盘；

英英释义

In letterpress printing and typesetting, a composing stick is an instrument used to assemble pieces of metal type into words and lines which are later bound into a forme, set in a galley and printed. Some composing sticks had one adjustable end allowing the length of the lines and consequent width of the page or column to be set, with spaces of different sizes being used to make up the exact width.