lithography

[li-thog-ruh-fee]

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noun

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

lithography

/ ��ɪˈθɒɡ��ə��ɪ /

noun

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

lithographic adjective
lithographical adjective
lithographically adverb
unlithographic adjective
��ˈ�ٳ�ǲ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lithography¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lithography¹

C18: from New Latin lithographia, from _litho- + _-graphy

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This is used to etch the intricate building blocks of our modern existence in a process called "lithography".

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The optics company spent years developing an ultra-flat mirror which has become a key component in the machines which print computer chips, called extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, or EUVs.

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The nanocryotron was created by using electron beam lithography, a kind of stenciling technique that uses a beam of electrons to remove a polymer film to expose a particular region of interest.

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After depositing more materials on the wafer, Lassiter used standard lithography techniques to etch out the other parts of the robots.

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This process is completely different from the high-temperature, vacuum, gas-phase processing process that is used in lithography technology for silicon semiconductors.

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lithographer lithoid

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