Lithography

Lithography
Lithography Li*thog"ra*phy, n. [Cf. F. lithographie.] 1. 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}. [1913 Webster]

2. a printing process for reproducing images, using any flat surface, such as a metal plate, in a manner similar to {lithography[1]}. [PJC]

3. The process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals by exposing photosensitive coatings on a matrix, such as silicon, to light patterns in the form desired for the circuit, and subsequently treating (e.g., chemically) the patterns thus formed in such a way as to create integrated semiconductor circuits with the desired properties. This is the principle method (1990's) to create the high-density integrated circuits used in the digital computers on which you are reading this. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • lithography — 1813, from Ger. Lithographie (c.1804), coined from Gk. lithos stone + graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). The original printing surfaces were of stone. Process invented 1796 by Alois Senefelder of Munich (1771 1833). Hence, lithograph a… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • lithography — ► NOUN ▪ the process of printing from a flat metal, formerly stone, surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. DERIVATIVES lithographer noun. ORIGIN from Greek lithos stone …   English terms dictionary

  • lithography — [li thäg′rə fē] n. [ LITHO + GRAPHY] the art or process of printing from a flat stone or metal plate by a method based on the repulsion between grease and water: the design is put on the surface with a greasy material, and then water and printing …   English World dictionary

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  • lithography — lithographic /lith euh graf ik/, lithographical, adj. lithographically, adv. /li thog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and… …   Universalium

  • lithography — Synonyms and related words: albertype, artist lithography, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, coloration, coloring, dyeing, electronography, electrostatic printing, emblazonry, graphic arts,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lithography — [[t]lɪθɒ̱grəfi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Lithography is a method of printing in which a piece of stone or metal is specially treated so that ink sticks to some parts of it and not to others. Derived words: lithographic ADJ ADJ n The book s 85 colour… …   English dictionary

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