n.
Pronunciation: li- ' thä-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: German Lithographie, from lith- + -graphie -graphy
Date: 1813
1 : the process of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent
2 : the process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals for use as integrated circuits