pho·to·li·thog·ra·phy (f  t-l -th g r -f )n. A planographic printing process using plates made according to a photographic image. pho to·litho·graphic (-lth-gr fk) adj.pho to·litho·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
photolithography [ˌfəʊtəʊlɪˈθɒgrəfɪ]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a lithographic printing process using photographically made plates Often shortened to photolitho [ˌfəʊtəʊˈlaɪθəʊ]
2. (Electronics) Electronics a process used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, thin-film circuits, optical devices, and printed circuits in which a particular pattern is transferred from a photograph onto a substrate, producing a pattern that acts as a mask during an etching or diffusion process See also planar process
photolithographer n
photolithographic [ˌfəʊtəʊˌlɪθəˈgræfɪk] adj
photolithographically adv
photolithography
the process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure. — photolithographer, n. — photolithographic, adj.
See also: Photographythe process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure. — photolithographer, n. — photolithographic, adj.
See also: Engraving
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| Noun | 1. | photolithography - a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image lithography - a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface |
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