Main Entry: li·thog·ra·phy

Pronunciation: \li-ˈthä-grə-fē\

Function: noun

Etymology: German Lithographie, from lith- + -graphie -graphy

Date: 1813

1 : the process of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent
2 : the process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals for use as integrated circuits