LITHOGRAPHY


Meaning of LITHOGRAPHY in English

/ lɪˈθɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈθɑːg-/ noun

(also informal litho / ˈlaɪθəʊ; NAmE -θoʊ/) [ U ] the process of printing from a smooth surface, for example a metal plate, that has been specially prepared so that ink only sticks to the design to be printed

►  litho·graph·ic / ˌlɪθəˈgræfɪk; NAmE / adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from German Lithographie (from litho- relating to stone + -graphy ).

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