Definitions | lithography |
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- 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.
Translations: Etymology: (lithos), stone + (graphein), to write
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