Associations to the word «Lithography»

Wiktionary

LITHOGRAPHY, noun. The process of printing a lithograph on a hard, flat surface; originally the printing surface was a flat piece of stone that was etched with acid to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate.

Dictionary definition

LITHOGRAPHY, noun. A method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface.
LITHOGRAPHY, noun. The act of making a lithographic print.

Wise words

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