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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Chromolithography :: Chromolithography (n.) Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors.
Lithotint :: Lithotint (n.) A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink..
Photolithography :: Photolithography (n.) The art or process of producing photolithographs.
Photozincography :: Photozincography (n.) A process, analogous to photolithography, for reproducing photographed impressions transferred to zinc plate..
Lithographer :: Lithographer (n.) One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.
Photolithographic :: Photolithographic (n.) Of or pertaining to photolithography; produced by photolithography.
Photolithograph :: Photolithograph (v. t.) To produce (a picture, a copy) by the process of photolithography..
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..
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..
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..
Lithograph :: Lithograph (n.) A print made by lithography.
Chromolithographic :: Chromolithographic (a.) Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography..
Chromolithographer :: Chromolithographer (n.) One who is engaged in chromolithography.
Lithophotography :: Lithophotography (n.) Same as Photolithography.
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.
Metallography :: Metallography (n.) A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone..
Autography :: Autography (n.) A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Lithographical :: Lithographical (a.) Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the lithographic art; a lithographic picture..
Photolithographer :: Photolithographer (n.) One who practices, or one who employs, photolithography..
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