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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary li·thog·ra·phy ETYMOLOGY German Lithographie, from lith- + -graphie -graphy DATE 1813 1. the process of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent 2. the process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals for use as integrated circuits English Etymology lithography 1813, from Ger. Lithographie (c.1804), coined from Gk. lithos"stone" + graphein "write." The original printing surfaces were of stone. Process invented 1796 by Alois Senefelder of Munich (1771-1833). Hence, lithograph "a lithographic print," a back-formation first attested 1828. Earlier senses, now obsolete, were "description of stones or rocks" (1708) and "art of engraving on precious stones" (1730). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lithography lith·og·raphy / li5WC^rEfi; NAmE -5WB:^- / noun(also informal litho / 5laiWEu; NAmE -Wou / ) [U] the process of printing from a smooth surface, for example a metal plate, that has been specially prepared so that ink only sticks to the design to be printed 平版印刷术 • litho·graph·ic / 7liWE5^rAfik / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: artist lithography li·thog·ra·phy I. \lə̇ˈthägrəfē, -fi\ noun (-es) Etymology: German lithographie, from lith- + -graphie -graphy 1. a. : the process of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent — compare offset b. : the art of making designs on lithographic surfaces 2. : a planographic process : planography II. noun : the process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals for use as integrated circuits |
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