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Definition of lithography

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Lithography (n.) 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 and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic..

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Lithography :: Lithography (n.) 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 and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic..

Polyautography :: Polyautography (n.) The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography..

Photolithography :: Photolithography (n.) The art or process of producing photolithographs.

Photolithograph :: Photolithograph (v. t.) To produce (a picture, a copy) by the process of photolithography..

Lithophotography :: Lithophotography (n.) Same as Photolithography.

Chromolithographic :: Chromolithographic (a.) Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography..

Photozincography :: Photozincography (n.) A process, analogous to photolithography, for reproducing photographed impressions transferred to zinc plate..

Photolithographer :: Photolithographer (n.) One who practices, or one who employs, photolithography..

Lithographical :: Lithographical (a.) Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the lithographic art; a lithographic picture..

Photolithographic :: Photolithographic (n.) Of or pertaining to photolithography; produced by photolithography.

Lithograph :: Lithograph (n.) A print made by lithography.

Autography :: Autography (n.) A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.

Chromolithography :: Chromolithography (n.) Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors.

Metallography :: Metallography (n.) A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone..

Lithograph :: Lithograph (v. t.) To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a design; to lithograph a painting. See Lithography..

Lithotint :: Lithotint (n.) A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink..

Heliotypy :: Heliotypy (n.) A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.

Chromolithographer :: Chromolithographer (n.) One who is engaged in chromolithography.

Lithographer :: Lithographer (n.) One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.