lithography
/lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/
lithography noun: 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.
Noun
lithography (countable and uncountable, plural lithographies)
- 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.
lithography meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
lithography in Tamil
- அச்சடிப்பு முறை, கல் அச்சுக்கலை
lithography in Arabic
- printing method
- الطباعة الحجرية
lithography in Malay
- printing method
- litografi
lithography in Indonesian
- printing method
- litografi, cetak datar, cetak batu, cetak ofset
More languagesFewer languages
- lithography in Persian
- چاپ سنگی čâp-e sangi
- lithography in Thai
- ภาพพิมพ์หิน pâap-pá-pim-hĭn
- lithography in Vietnamese
- in thạch bản, in li-tô, in đá
Forms of lithography
| plural | lithographies |
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Origin of lithography
From 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.
Words formed from lithography
Words that rhyme with lithography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- topography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cacography
- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- typography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
Questions about lithography
- What does lithography mean?
- Lithography means 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.
- What is lithography in Tamil?
- Lithography in Tamil is அச்சடிப்பு முறை, கல் அச்சுக்கலை. See Lithography meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lithography?
- Lithography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lithography?
- Lithography is pronounced /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/.
- What is the plural of lithography?
- The plural of lithography is lithographies.
Words near lithography in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lithography (page history and authors); lithography (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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