Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
photolithograph

photolithograph

9.9
A print that uses a photograph to prepare a plate for printing
  • noun
  • /ˌfoʊtəˈlɪθəˌgræf/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fotolitografía
  • She purchased a beautiful photolithograph by a renowned modern artist at the gallery.

Examples

  • The museum's collection includes a rare photolithograph of the original city map.

  • For the exhibition, he created a photolithograph capturing the city's historic architecture.

  • The artist created a stunning photolithograph for the exhibition.

  • I bought two photolithographs at the art fair.

  • For the exhibition, he created a photolithograph capturing the city's historic architecture.

  • She purchased a beautiful photolithograph by a renowned modern artist at the gallery.

  • The museum's collection includes a rare photolithograph of the original city map.

Synonyms

print
vsphotolithograph
106 1.3

A photo printed on paper from a negative or digital file

uses photographic methods to prepare a plate first, then prints from that plate
lith
vsphotolithograph
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A photographic print made using a stone-printing process that gives strong contrast

is made by preparing the lithographic plate through a photographic process
litho
vsphotolithograph
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A print made by a method that uses a flat stone or plate

prepares the lithographic plate specifically by a photographic method before normal printing
photographic print
vsphotolithograph
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A picture on paper made from a camera or digital file

is made by preparing a lithographic plate photographically and printing from that plate
photogram
vsphotolithograph
  • Specialized
1 9.1

An image you make by placing objects directly on light-sensitive paper without a camera

is made by preparing a lithographic plate from a photograph rather than direct object exposure
photorelief
vsphotolithograph
  • Specialized
9.8

A raised image used to make prints from a photograph

is produced by preparing a flat lithographic plate with photographic methods
photogravure
vsphotolithograph
  • Archaic
9.9

A printing method that uses a photo on a metal plate to make very detailed prints

uses photography to prepare a plate for lithographic printing rather than metal etching
heliotype
vsphotolithograph
  • Archaic
9.9

A way of making photo prints with a gelatin plate or a print made the same way

uses photography to prepare a lithographic plate rather than using gelatin plate transfers
contact print
vsphotolithograph
  • Specialized
6.1

A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size

is produced by making a printing plate photographically and then printing by lithography

Surface Forms

photolithograph singular
photolithographs plural

Morphology

photolithograph = lithograph (transparent) = photo + litho + graph

This is a straightforward prefixation of lithograph with photo-, yielding a print made by a photographic process.

Etymology

Photolithograph combines photo- meaning 'light' with litho- meaning 'stone' and -graph meaning 'to write', just like in photograph and lithograph. A photolithograph is a print made by using light (a photographic process) to prepare a stone or plate for printing, so the name helps you remember it is a 'light-made' stone print.