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lithography
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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.

lithography [lith-og-ra-fee]
Noun
a method of printing from a metal or stone surface on which the printing areas are made ink-receptive [Greek lithos stone + graphein to write]
lithographer n

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 [lɪˈθɔgrəfɪ] nlitografía
lithography [lɪˈθɔgrəfɪ] nlithographie f
lithography [lɪˈθɔgrəfɪ] nLithografie f
lithography [lɪˈθɔgrəfɪ] nlitografia


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