lithography
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material…The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
Lithografie, Lithographie
литогра́фияlitográfija
літографіяlitohrafija
- the act of making a lithographic print
- a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
Translations
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Origin
From German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). OFrom German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate. By surface analysis, litho- + -graphy.
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Forms
plural: lithographies| Singular | lithography |
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Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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