li ‧ thog ‧ ra ‧ phy /lɪˈθɒɡrəfi $ lɪˈθɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: lithographie , from Greek lithos 'stone' + -graphia 'writing' ]
a method of printing in which a pattern is cut into stone or metal so that ink sticks to some parts of it and not others
—lithographic /ˌlɪθəˈɡræfɪk◂/ adjective