[lĭ-thŏǵrə-fē]
(n.)A printing process in which the image to be printed is rendered on a flat surface, as on sheet zinc or aluminum, and treated to retain ink while the nonimage areas are treated to repel ink.
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Lithography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lithography (from Greek λίθος - lithos , 'stone' + γράφω - graphο , 'to write') is a method for printing using a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a completely smooth surfa...
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Lithography was invented by Alois Senefelder in Germany in 1798 and, within twenty years, appeared in England and the United States. Almost immediately, attempts were made to print pictures in color. Multiple stones were used, one for each color, and the print went through the press as many times as there were stones.
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Soft lithography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In technology, soft lithography refers to a family of techniques for fabricating or replicating structures using "elastomeric stamps, molds, and conformable photomasks" (in the words of Rogers and N...
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Today, artists use stone lithography to produce fine art prints, but 150 years ago it was THE color-printing technology. It's an incredible art form. Take a photo-filled look at this fascinating process. ... Stone lithography was popular for about a century during the 1800s, and is still practiced today by artists...
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Lithography in the MEMS context is typically the transfer of a pattern to a photosensitive material by selective exposure to a radiation source such as ...
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In the 1880's another method of printing called lithography was developed. Litho is the Greek word for stone and lithography literally means writing on stones. ... Lithography was invented in 1798 by a man called Alois Senfelder. He was trying to find an inexpensive method of publishing his plays. He discovered that if he...
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Lithography defined, with images of many examples, great quotations, pronunciation notes, and links to other resources. ... lithography - In the graphic arts, a method of printing from a prepared flat stone or metal or plastic plate, invented in the late eighteenth century. A drawing is made on the stone or plate with a...
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The basic principle of lithography, otherwise known as offset printing, is based on the fact that ink and water don't mix. Early lithographers etched images onto a plate or flat stone, applied ink and transferred the image.
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