lithography
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- noun
- /lɪˈθɒɡrəfi/
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litografía
- Lithography is a unique printing technique that allows artists to create detailed images on a flat surface using special ink in lithography.
- offset lithography
- soft lithography
- the lithography process
But there's a bunch of others that are like that printmaking it when it used to be that lithography was used by professionals.
- But there's a bunch of others that are like that printmaking it when it used to be that lithography was used by professionals.
Examples
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The period of transition from letterpress to offset lithography differs somewhat from country to country.
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For large-format printing, letterpress was often replaced by offset lithography, a faster and lighter method preferred by employers because of its substantial productivity gains.
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First, we introduce the components of this technique, called soft lithography, and review its evolution.
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Etching was in turn displaced by the more flexible technique of lithography.
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Only with the popularization of lithography and later photography could science begin to offer a glimpse of this world to the masses.
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Cabarrus also lent her artistic skills and her influence with the government to Godefroy Engelmann, the pioneer of lithography in France.
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By the middle of the century, industry insiders began to regard web-fed offset lithography as cheaper, faster, and capable of much larger outputs than letterpress.
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Many letterpress machinists retrained in offset lithography, moving from a heavy, manual, and time-consuming technology to a faster method that was less physically taxing.
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In art classes, students often learn about lithography to understand how images are printed from a stone or metal plate.
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The museum displayed various lithography prints that showcased the intricate designs made by the artists.
Synonyms
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A print made by a method that uses a flat stone or plate
A printing method where image parts take ink and other parts do not, all on the same flat surface
A printing method using a flat surface where ink sticks to some parts and not others
Compounds
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A way of printing where ink moves from a plate to a rubber sheet, then to paper for many copies
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
lithography = litho + graphy
The Greek elements suggest a stone-based writing or printing process, which gives a useful clue but is not fully transparent to an average learner.
Etymology
The word lithography comes from Greek parts litho- meaning 'stone' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'drawing', so it originally meant 'writing on stone' and was used for a printing method that transfers ink from flat stones to paper.