lithophane

American  

[lith-uh-feyn] / ˈlɪθ əˌfeɪn /

noun

1. a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.

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Etymology

Origin of lithophane

First recorded in 1945–50; litho- + -phane ( def. )

Example Sentences

For a stained protein or nucleic acid gel, a lithophane can represent the intensities of the stain as variations in relief. 3D printers have become widely available, and the printing only takes minutes.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2022

A group of researchers has developed a solution: 3D print a lithophane, a thin plastic sheet that displays visual data in the form of bumps and other surface features.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2022

If I can get a lithophane system, then they can just print out their data for me and we can be talking about the same piece of information at the same time.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022

So for like a week I thought we had invented the lithophane.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022

The cool thing here is the way that light scattering works with this particular resin, whatever I can see when I hold up the lithophane to the light, they can feel.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 16, 2022