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Lithography

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.

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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.

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Word	Definition
lithographnoun	A printed image produced by lithography.
chromonoun	(chiefly Australia) A prostitute.
printnoun	(uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
offsetnoun	Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
lithog.noun	Abbreviation of lithography. [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.]
lithoprintnoun	A print made by lithography.
lithonoun	Clipping of lithograph. [A printed image produced by lithography.]
lithotypynoun	The art or process of making a kind of hard stereotype plate, by pressing into a mould, taken from a page of type or other matter, a mixture of shellac and fine sand, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state.
photolithographynoun	(microelectronics) An optical exposure process used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.
autographynoun	Writing in one's own handwriting.
graphotypenoun	A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
lithotypenoun	A print made from such a surface.
letterpressnoun	(printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image.
photolithographnoun	A lithograph made by photolithography.
autotypographynoun	(archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made.
autolithographynoun	autography (form of lithography)
collagraphynoun	A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
photogravurenoun	(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
photoengravingnoun	(uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
chromolithographnoun	A print made by chromolithography.