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• litho
  litho

  noun

  lithography.
• litho-
  litho-

  a combining form meaning “stone,” used in the formation of compound words.
• litho.
  litho.

  abbreviation

  lithograph.

litho

¹ American  

[lith-oh] / ˈlɪθ oʊ /

noun

lithos plural

1. lithography.

2. lithograph.

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adjective

1. lithographic.

verb (used with object)

lithoed, lithoing

1. to lithograph.

litho- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “stone,” used in the formation of compound words.

   lithography; lithonephrotomy.

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litho. ³ American  

Or lithog

abbreviation

1. lithograph.

2. lithography.

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litho ¹ British  

/ ˈlaɪθəʊ /

noun

1. short for lithography , lithograph , lithographic , or lithographically See lithograph lithography

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litho- ² British  

combining form

1. stone

   lithograph

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Usage

What does litho- mean? Litho- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “stone.”It is used in medicine, especially in pathology, and in science, especially in geology. In pathology terms, litho- specifically refers to a calculus, "a stone, or concretion, formed in the gallbladder, kidneys, or other parts of the body." The word calculus itself literally means “little stone.”Lithography, which uses the equivalent form of litho- in New Latin, is sometimes referred to as litho for short. Litho- comes from the Greek líthos, meaning “stone.”What are variants of litho-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, litho- becomes lith-, as in lithify. The corresponding form of litho- combined to the end of words is -lith, as in nephrolith.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lithos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of litho¹

Shortened form

Origin of litho-²

< Greek, combining form of líthos

Example Sentences

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litho lithos

Although “many investors view WFE upside as limited in some way by litho capacity,” referring to lithography equipment that is used to print designs onto wafers, Arcuri said he doesn’t agree.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Printing houses, dealers in "litho inks," linotype companies, paper makers, "publishers and jobbers of books," "photo engraving" establishments are all about.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes

Wilbur says it will never go, because they only got block stands, and an agent ain't got no show without at least one kind of a litho.

From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by McGaffey, Kenneth

The best inking surfaces or slabs for color work at press or machine are porcelain, litho stone, marble or slab.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

Maurice creates lithos in Long Island City for everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

The element gets its name from lithos, the Greek word for stone, and lithium is indeed found in granite — and in seawater, mineral springs, meteorites, the sun and every other star and all humans.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015

Yet Tamarind does more than make lithos: it makes lithographers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sold: 296 sets of 14 lithos, for a total artist's commission of $84,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some of the most common varieties swell or boil up when exposed to the blow-pipe, and hence the name of ζεο, zeô, to boil, and λιθος, lithos, stone.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir