Word Finder - stereotype

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A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).

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A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.

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A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

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(UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.

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To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.

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To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.

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to stereotype the Bible

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To print from a stereotype.

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To make firm or permanent; to fix.

I try not to immediately stereotype and judge people based on their outward appearances.

Sid was quiet and thoughtful and did not conform to the typical stereotype for a teenage athlete.

In the same way that typical models should not sacrifice their health in order to fit the "waifish model" stereotype, larger models should exercise and eat well to maintain a healthy lifestyle and physical fitness.

College students have a stereotype of wearing the pajamas to class, so why not embrace it?

Contrary to the stereotype, using the Internet can be productive and spiritually fulfilling.

But those involved in the sector say this is an outdated stereotype.

In his machine the stereotype plates were not made to fill the whole periphery of the forme cylinders so as to allow of the sheets being cut before printing, a difficulty w'iich the first machines did not satisfactorily overcome.

Almost a stereotype at this point, skull tattoos are seen on inked individuals from all walks of life and society.

The first printing surface used was ordinary type, because the difficulty of curving the stereotype plates had not been surmounted.

Rotary machines, printing from an endless web of paper from curved stereotype or electrotype plates, principally used XXII.

In fact, New Jersey is more rural than most people realize despite its stereotype of urban and suburban sprawl.

You may have a particular mental image of a teen who abuses drugs but drug abuse among teenagers has no stereotype.

Don't think just because your family does not fit into the stereotype of a teen drug addict that your teenager won't use drugs.

These wardrobe items come with a stereotype that may threaten your child's popularity on the playground.

You can give your son a more modern and upbeat look by spiking the front of his hair as if to defy the classic stereotype.

They protest the stereotype of Jersey Italian families having mob links.

Spielberg would shatter this stereotype in 1982 with the introduction of ET, the cutely ugly little monster with the L-shaped head and neck.

In conclusion, intercultural training does not stereotype people but provides generalizations.

Each press produces of that number of pages 50,000 copies per hour, printed both sides, cut, folded and counted off in quires complete; by increasing the sets of Rotary stereotype pages the same machine will produce 100,000 Machines.

This will reinforce the unfortunate stereotype of the church.

In Othello, the idea of the treacherous Moor versus the noble white man is inverted, subverting the stereotype.

Wool argyle sweater vests are another recognizable item that seems to fuel the preppy effects of the sweater vest stereotype.

The old stereotype of a teenage boy hiding in his mother's basement with a video game controller in hand is a thing of the past.

The subsequently discredited stereotype was that these children were overly anxious and insecure.

Many people stereotype the emo look with self-injury and black mascara, however many healthy and happy teens get emo-specific hairstyles just for the fun of it.

Well you're not alone ' cos there's bare of us and we don't all fit the stereotype.

These moves are arguably more in keeping with radical feminism than the stereotype of moderate liberal feminism outlined above.

Which guarantees that stereotype and get disco partythe oxford embedded in the.

It is well known "(says Professor Dill)" that the tendency of the later Empire was to stereotype society, by compelling men to follow the occupation of their fathers, and preventing a free circulation among different callings and grades of life.

The number of duplicate sets of stereotype plates to be worked from by these presses is determined by the size and number of the pages to be printed, and this in turn is regulated by the capacity of the machine.

As already explained, the forerunners of the rotary presses of the present day were the type-revolving printing-machines, and, whilst they were still being used, experiments were being made to cast curved stereotype plates which would facilitate and simplify the work of producing newspapers.

Many people think that athletes don't care about school because of the common stereotype about dumb jocks.

It is not uncommon for a single product to become deeply associated with a stereotype.

The number of children each wife has is another stereotype buster.

Single proofs of type, stereotype, electrotype or blocks of any description can often be struck off without making-ready with fairly good results, but if precision of " colour " (that is, inking) and uniformity of impression throughout a volume are desired, it is necessary to put the forme, whether type or blocks or both, into a proper condition before starting the printing of an edition, whatever its number.

In rotary printing from the curved stereotype plate and from the endless web of paper much can be done to assist the printer if good stereotype plates are supplied to him, and, if the forme contains any illustrations, both the artist and the engraver can help him if they keep in mind the particular character of illustration which they are preparing for the press.

The introduction of the autoplate is of great advantage to those using rotary presses, because it allows the production of a large number of duplicate stereotype plates of satisfactory quality speedily.

A. I find it very remunerative, and this is one particular stereotype I'm very happy to endorse.

This machine had two pairs of cylinders, that is, two type or stereotype cylinders, and two others which gave the impression as the web passed between.

Jana hoped to defy a stereotype by having a busy career and also being a great mother to her children.

If your child's lifestyle matches the sweater vest stereotype, then he's likely to fit right in with the debate team.

Although games were evolving and now fit into two branches, the stereotype that was placed upon them did not change.

That's a stereotype, of course, but they are used to instant gratification (see above reason).

The stereotype is the child is unaffectionate, many kids on the spectrum love to be cuddled, kissed and hugged.

What it is is an accurate representation of an already-existing slightly boorish, unthinking stereotype of Jesus.

While associated very much around the world with the east end cockney modern London is very different to the that stereotype.

Surely the photographer wasn't trying to perpetuate the stereotype of Asians being short?

The stereotype has been shattered by the market turmoil of the last few years.

An alloy consisting of 9 parts of lead, 2 of antimony and 2 of bismuth is used for stereotype plates.

But the rule apparently obtains throughout that stereotype and compromise offer themselves as the exhaustive alternative.