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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024li•thog•ra•phy /lɪˈθɑgrəfi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Fine Arta printing technique in which a stone or metal plate is treated so that ink attaches to it only in the areas that contain the image to be printed.
lith•o•graph•ic /ˌlɪθəˈgræfɪk/USA pronunciation adj. See -graph-, -lith-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024li•thog•ra•phy (li thog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. - Printing, Fine Artthe art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- Fine Art, Printinga similar process in which a substance other than stone, as aluminum or zinc, is used. Cf. offset (def. 6).
- Neo-Latin lithographia. See litho-, -graphy
- 1700–10;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lithography /lɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ/ n - a method of printing from a metal or stone surface on which the printing areas are not raised but made ink-receptive while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin lithographia, from litho- + -graphyliˈthographer n |