lithography

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
  2. noun the act of making a lithographic print

Etymology

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.

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