lithography en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/
Etymology
From German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate. By surface analysis, litho- + -graphy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithographies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
offset lithography · lithographer · lithograph · chromolithography · microlithography · soft lithography · autolithography · photolithography · lithographist · stereolithography · nanolithography
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
offset printing · photolithography
Translations (60)
id cetak batu (printing method) · cmn 平版印刷 (printing method) · nb litografi (printing method) · he הדפס אבן (printing method) · mk литографија (printing method) · cs kamenotisk (printing method) · th ภาพพิมพ์หิน (printing method) · be літагра́фія (printing method) · fa چاپ سنگی (printing method) · tr litografi (printing method) · id cetak ofset (printing method) · eo litografio (printing method) · ka ლითოგრაფია (printing method) · is steinþrykk (printing method) · lt litografija (printing method) · cs litografie (printing method) · tr taş baskı (printing method) · sh литогра̀фија (printing method) · gd leac-sgrìobhadh (printing method) · uk літографія (printing method) · tr litografya (printing method) · sh litogràfija (printing method) · es litografía (printing method) · nl lithografie (printing method) · fur litografie (printing method) · de Lithografie (printing method) · sv litografi (printing method) · ca litografia (printing method) · hy վիմագրություն (printing method) · fr lithographie (printing method) · ar الطباعة الحجرية (printing method) · ga liteagrafaíocht (printing method) · nn litografi (printing method) · et litograafia (printing method) · da litografi (printing method) · ru литогра́фия (printing method) · lv litogrāfija (printing method) · km សិលាលេខន៍ (printing method) · fi litografia (printing method) · pt litografia (printing method) · hu litográfia (printing method) · ota لیتوغرافیا (printing method) · ro litografie (printing method) · ja リトグラフ (printing method) · el λιθογραφία (printing method) · vi in li-tô (printing method) · ms litografi (printing method) · bg литография (printing method) · id litografi (printing method) · id cetak datar (printing method) · it litografia (printing method) · sl litografija (printing method) · vi in thạch bản (printing method) · sk litografia (printing method) · pl litografia (printing method) · fi kivipaino (printing method) · vi in đá (printing method) · gl litografía (printing method) · de Lithographie (printing method) · ko 석판 인쇄 (printing method)