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lithophane

lithophane noun: a style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light.

Noun

lithophane (plural lithophanes)

  1. A style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light

Forms of lithophane

plurallithophanes

Origin of lithophane

From litho- + -phane.

Questions about lithophane

What does lithophane mean?
Lithophane means a style of European porcelain in which the figures are seen by transmitted light.
What part of speech is lithophane?
Lithophane is a noun.
What is the plural of lithophane?
The plural of lithophane is lithophanes.

Words near lithophane in the dictionary

  1. lithopelagophil
  2. lithophagine
  3. lithophagines
  4. lithophagous
  5. lithophagy
  6. lithophane
  7. lithophanes
  8. lithophany
  9. lithophile
  10. lithophiles
  11. lithophilia

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