LITHOGRAPHY


Meaning of LITHOGRAPHY in English

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

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