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noun
A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
An optical exposure process used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lithography
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English lithography English photolithography From photo- (“light, photography”) + lithography.
