FOUNT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

Synonyms:

fount; fountain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fount" is a kind of...):

plumbing fixture (a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)

Meaning:

A specific size and style of type within a type family

Synonyms:

case; face; font; fount; typeface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fount" is a kind of...):

type (printed characters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fount"):

unicameral script (a script with a single case)

bicameral script (a script having two distinct cases)

constant-width font; fixed-width font; monospaced font; typewriter font (a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter))

proportional font (any font whose different characters have different widths)

cartridge font; font cartridge (any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer)

black letter; Gothic (a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries)

bold; bold face; boldface (a typeface with thick heavy lines)

italic (a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right)

raster font; screen font (the font that is displayed on a computer screen)

Helvetica; sans serif (a typeface in which characters have no serifs)

Holonyms ("fount" is a member of...):

type family (a complete set of type suitable for printing text)