lithography

li·thog·ra·phy  (l-thgr-f)

n.

A printing process in which the image to be printed is rendered on a flat surface, as on sheet zinc or aluminum, and treated to retain ink while the nonimage areas are treated to repel ink.

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lithography [lɪˈθɒgrəfɪ]

n

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a method of printing from a metal or stone surface on which the printing areas are not raised but made ink-receptive while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent

[from New Latin lithographia, from litho- + -graphy]

lithographer  n

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lithography

1. the art or process of producing an image on a flat, specially prepared stone, treating the items to be printed with a greasy substance to which ink adheres, and of taking impressions from this on paper.
2. a similar process in which the stone is replaced by a zinc or aluminum plate, often provided with a photosensitive surface for reproducing an image photographically. — lithographer, n. — lithographic, adj.

See also: Printing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lithography - a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface planographic printing, planography - the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) photolithography - a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image chromolithography - single- or multi-color lithography offset lithography - offset printing by lithography
	2.	lithography - the act of making a lithographic print printmaking - artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

Translations

lithography [lɪˈθɒgrəfɪ] N → litografía f

lithography [lɪˈθɒgrəfi] n → lithographie f

lithography

n → Lithografie f, → Steindruck m

lithography [lɪˈθɒgrəfɪ] n → litografia