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
- A print made from such a surface.
- (transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.
- 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
- lithotypes
- lithotyping
- lithotyped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithoprint, lithotypy, graphotype, litho, lithograph, stereotype.
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