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lithotype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
litho-type
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.

noun

A print made from such a surface.

noun

A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.

verb

To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From litho- + -type.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lithotypes (plural) lithotypes (present, singular) lithotyping (participle, present) lithotyped (participle, past) lithotyped (past)

Derived Forms

lithotypic lithotypy

Questions

What does lithotype mean?
An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.
Where does lithotype come from?
From litho- + -type.

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