— photolithographic /foh'teuh lith'euh graf"ik/ , adj. — photolithographer , n.
/foh'toh li thog"reuh fee/ , n.
1. the technique or art of making photolithographs.
2. Electronics. a process whereby integrated and printed circuits are produced by photographing the circuit pattern on a photosensitive substrate and chemically etching away the background.
[ 1855-60; PHOTO- + LITHOGRAPHY ]