ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lithotype

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Lithotype is a noun meaning An etched stonen surface for printing, having the design in relief.

Meaning

An etched stonen surface for printing, having the design in relief.

More Meanings

  1. A print made from such a surface.
  2. (transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.
  3. A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lithoprint, lithotypy, graphotype, litho, lithograph, stereotype.

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