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photolithography|ˌfəʊtəʊlɪˈθɒgrəfɪ|
[f. photo- 2 + lithography.]
The art or process of producing, by photography, designs upon lithographic stone (or a similar substance), from which prints may be taken as in ordinary lithography; esp. a planographic printing process using plates prepared from photographic negatives, usually printed by offset methods.
1856W. A. Miller Elem. Chem. II. Index, Photolithography. 1858Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. VI. 328 Specimens of photo-lithography executed by Mr. Rehn of Philadelphia. 1875tr. Vogel's Chem. Light xv. 251 Photography..entered into competition with lithography. It was Poitevin who allied the two by inventing photo-lithography. 1929Times 29 Oct. (Printing Suppl.) p. xii/7 The process of photo-lithography through the growing importance of the offset process directed fresh attention to the subject [of composing textual matter without the use of type]. 1948Science News VII. 100 Photographic prints on metal are the basis of another major industry—photo-lithography—and here again war-time researches have made possible considerable simplifications in the working procedures. 1966Listener 22 Sept. 422/3 The two [books]..have now reappeared, beautifully reproduced by modern photo-lithography. 1972Guardian 25 Nov. 14/3 Photo⁓lithography is ousting other methods [of making prints] in the commercial market. |