(printing, dated) A stand for holding cases of type when in use.

(printing, historical) A thin slip of brass or steel, against which the type is arranged in a composing stick, or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted.

Muntz metal

(linguistics) The composition of a grammatical structure in terms of the components it contains, without regard to their arrangement.

plural of composite type

(aviation) A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of a single lever, etc.

A radioactive analog of thioflavin T, used in investigational studies of Alzheimer's disease.

plural of compomer

(dentistry) A restorative material that is a hybrid of dental composites and glass ionomer cement.

components generally