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Lithography — Li*thog ra*phy, n. [Cf. F. lithographie.] 1. The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lithography — UK US /ˌlɪˈθɒɡrəfi/ noun [U] (also litho) ► a method of printing using a stone or metal block on which an image has been drawn with a substance that attracts ink: »We provide our customers with a complete solution to their advanced lithography… … Financial and business terms
lithography — 1813, from Ger. Lithographie (c.1804), coined from Gk. lithos stone + graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). The original printing surfaces were of stone. Process invented 1796 by Alois Senefelder of Munich (1771 1833). Hence, lithograph a… … Etymology dictionary
lithography — Lithography Литография Процесс, относящийся к плоской печати, при которой печатающие и пробельные элементы печатной формы расположены на одном уровне и обладают способностью избирательного смачивания краской и отталкивания ее. Литография… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
lithography — ► NOUN ▪ the process of printing from a flat metal, formerly stone, surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. DERIVATIVES lithographer noun. ORIGIN from Greek lithos stone … English terms dictionary
lithography — [li thäg′rə fē] n. [ LITHO + GRAPHY] the art or process of printing from a flat stone or metal plate by a method based on the repulsion between grease and water: the design is put on the surface with a greasy material, and then water and printing … English World dictionary
Lithography — Charles Marion Russell s The Custer Fight (1903). Note the range of tones, fading toward the edges … Wikipedia
lithography — lithographic /lith euh graf ik/, lithographical, adj. lithographically, adv. /li thog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and… … Universalium
lithography — Synonyms and related words: albertype, artist lithography, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, coloration, coloring, dyeing, electronography, electrostatic printing, emblazonry, graphic arts,… … Moby Thesaurus
lithography — [[t]lɪθɒ̱grəfi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Lithography is a method of printing in which a piece of stone or metal is specially treated so that ink sticks to some parts of it and not to others. Derived words: lithographic ADJ ADJ n The book s 85 colour… … English dictionary
lithography — litografija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. lithography; lithographic process vok. Lithografie, f rus. литография, f pranc. lithographie, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
