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Definition of Lithography
1. Noun. A method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface.
Specialized synonyms: Photolithography, Chromolithography, Offset Lithography
Derivative terms: Lithographer
2. Noun. The act of making a lithographic print.
Definition of Lithography
1. n. The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic.
Definition of Lithography
1. Noun. The process of printing a lithograph on a hard, flat surface; originally the printing surface was a flat piece of stone that was etched with acid to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lithography
1. [n -PHIES]
Medical Definition of Lithography
1. The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic. Origin: Cf. F. Lithographie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithography
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