lithography
/lɪˈθɒɡrəfi/noun
उच्चारण लिथॉग्रफ़ी
शिलामुद्रण, लिथोग्राफ़ी
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noun
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[U] technical
the process of printing from a smooth surface, for example a metal plate, that has been treated so that ink sticks only to the design to be printed
शिलामुद्रण, लिथोग्राफ़ी
- Old maps were often printed by lithography.
- Raja Ravi Varma used lithography to make cheap copies of his paintings.
◇Word family
lithograph nounlithographic adjective
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek lithos, meaning stone, because printing was first done from flat stones.
From Greek lithos से बना है, जिसका अर्थ पत्थर है, क्योंकि पहले छपाई समतल पत्थरों से होती थी।