litho

1 of 2

noun

plural lithos

litho-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or before a vowel lith-
1
: stone
lithology
2
: calculus
lithotripsy

Examples of litho in a Sentence

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Noun
The large show includes works done in a variety of printmaking methods in which an artist works directly on a surface – a metal plate, a litho stone, a block of wood, for example – with the intention of creating an original work. Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 In addition to the sonic superlatives, the Dookie vinyl box also contains such cheeky memorabilia as doggie doo bags, an air freshener, a poster, coloring litho, buttons, magnets, a postcard, a bumper sticker, and even a paper plane. Ron Hart, SPIN, 8 Dec. 2023 Bonus items: an angel-on-acrylic panel; 48-pg book with unreleased photos; new 20-pg fanzine; LA gig poster litho; 2 ticket stubs; replicas of the promo angel mobile, 3 gig flyers, all-access tour laminate & 4 backstage passes. Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023 From the overhead surgical style lights to the way that the giant litho machines sort of seem like incubators with delicate transistor babies inside. WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023 Back in the university conference room, after reflecting on TSMC’s triumphs in litho, Burn-Jeng Lin poses gamely for a photograph. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 In 2014, Anthony Yen, who had succeeded Lin as head of research at TSMC, had been developing the next generation of litho for a decade. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 The Bemelmans litho that sparked the room’s stripe-y design hangs against Japanese paper woven in sobering tones of gray. Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021 This litho was probably published by Henry B. Sandler Co. Inc., of New York City, around 1940–1942. oregonlive, 30 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening

Combining form

Latin, from Greek, from lithos

First Known Use

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of litho was in 1889

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Cite this Entry

“Litho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litho. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

litho-

combining form
: stone
lithology
Etymology

Combining form

derived from Greek lithos "stone"

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