different between lithography vs photolithography

English

Etymology

From German Lithographie, from ????? (líthos, “stone”) +? ??????? (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -????fi

Noun

lithography (countable and uncountable, plural lithographies)

1. The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]

   Hypernym: planography

   Hyponyms: offset printing, photolithography

Derived terms

• chromolithography
• lithograph
• photolithography
• stereolithography

Translations

Further reading

• lithography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

photo- +? lithography

Noun

photolithography (uncountable)

1. (printing) A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
2. (microelectronics) An optical exposure process used in the manufacture of integrated circuits.

Related terms

• photolithograph

Further reading

• photolithography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• lithography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lithophotography