" type "

[Noun]  | "type" | \ ˈtīp \

1: a particular kind, class, or group

2: something distinguishable as a variety : sort

3: a member of an indicated class or variety of people

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English, from Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, from Greek typos blow, impression, model, from typtein to strike, beat; akin to Sanskrit tupati he injures and probably to Latin stupēre to be benumbed;

[Noun]  | "type genus" 

1: the genus of a taxonomic family or subfamily from which the name of the family or subfamily is formed

Origin: 1840 ;

[Noun]  | "type 1 diabetes" | \ ˈtīp-ˈwən- \

1: a form of diabetes mellitus that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of the islets of Langerhans and causing hyperglycemia and a marked tendency toward ketoacidosis —called also insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus

Origin: 1982 ;

[Noun]  | "type I error" 

1: rejection of the null hypothesis in statistical testing when it is true

Origin: 1947 ;

[Noun]  | "type species" 

1: the species of a genus with which the generic name is permanently associated

Origin: 1840 ;

[Noun]  | "type specimen" 

1: a specimen or individual designated as type of a species or lesser group and serving as the final criterion of the characteristics of that group

Origin: 1852 ;

[Noun]  | "type 2 diabetes" | \ ˈtīp-ˈtü- \

1: a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production —called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus

Origin: 1982 ;

[Verb]  | "type" 

1: to write something on a typewriter or enter data into a computer by way of a keyboard

2: to produce (a character, a document, etc.) using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer); also : keyboard

3: to identify as belonging to a type: such as

Origin: 1596 ;

[Adjective]  | "type A" 

1: relating to, characteristic of, having, or being a personality that is marked by impatience, aggressiveness, and competitiveness and that is held to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Origin: 1970 ;

[Adjective]  | "type B" 

1: relating to, characteristic of, having, or being a personality that is marked by a lack of aggressiveness and tension and that has been implicated by some studies as a factor decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

Origin: 1976 ;

[Noun]  | "type" 

[Verb]  | "type"