lithography

American  

[li-thog-ruh-fee] / lɪˈθɒg rə fi /

noun

1. the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.

2. a similar process in which a substance other than stone, as aluminum or zinc, is used.

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lithography British  

/ lɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. a method of printing from a metal or stone surface on which the printing areas are not raised but made ink-receptive while the non-image areas are made ink-repellent

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Other Word Forms

• lithographer noun
• lithographic adjective
• lithographical adjective
• lithographically adverb
• unlithographic adjective

Etymology

Origin of lithography

From the New Latin word lithographia, dating back to 1700–10. See litho-, -graphy

Example Sentences

Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Traditional lithography uses photons and is fundamentally limited by the wavelength of light," Lu said.

From Science Daily

Many transformative breakthroughs, including lithography techniques and new transistor materials, took years or even decades to move from research labs into industrial production.

From Science Daily

Export controls on advanced lithography equipment have prevented Chinese manufacturers from fitting more transistors on their chips, resulting in more energy-intensive systems, according to Jack Gold, founder and principal analyst at J.Gold Associates.

From MarketWatch

Rare earths, gallium, and industrial gases, are all essential to chipmaking and lithography, but are geographically concentrated with limited substitutes.

From MarketWatch