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photolithography
[ foh-toh-li-thog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ lɪˈθɒg rə fi /
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noun
the technique or art of making photolithographs.
Electronics. a process whereby integrated and printed circuits are produced by photographing the circuit pattern on a photosensitive substrate and chemically etching away the background.
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Origin of photolithography
First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + lithography
OTHER WORDS FROM photolithography
pho·to·lith·o·graph·ic [foh-tuh-lith-uh-graf-ik], /ˌfoʊ təˌlɪθ əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivepho·to·li·thog·ra·pher, nounWords nearby photolithography
photojournalism, photokinesis, photo layout, photolitho, photolithograph, photolithography, photoluminescence, photolysis, photolyze, photom., photomacrograph
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How to use photolithography in a sentence
Photolithography is particularly adapted to the reproduction of maps, plans, and other large drawings.
Reproduced with the maps, in photolithography, in Dutch and Latin after the editions of 1612 and 1613.
The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros|Pedro Fernandez de QuirosAs the transfer from the plate can be readily made it is also better applicable to small editions than is photolithography.
Nautical Charts|G. R. PutnamPrints are then made from the stone the same as in photolithography, but with superior results as to clearness.
Nautical Charts|G. R. Putnam
British Dictionary definitions for photolithography
photolithography
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊlɪˈθɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
a lithographic printing process using photographically made platesOften shortened to: photolitho (ˌfəʊtəʊˈlaɪθəʊ)
electronics a process used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, thin-film circuits, optical devices, and printed circuits in which a particular pattern is transferred from a photograph onto a substrate, producing a pattern that acts as a mask during an etching or diffusion processSee also planar process
Derived forms of photolithography
photolithographer, nounphotolithographic (ˌfəʊtəʊˌlɪθəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivephotolithographically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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