n. [ Aëro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. lithograph. ] A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is engaged in chromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertjining tj, or maoe by, coromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A photolithograph printed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'i`chnos footstep + -lith + -logy. ] Same as Ichnology. Hitchcock. [ 1913 Webster ]

def>A combining form from Gr. li`qos, stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Litho + bile. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. lithocarpe. ] (Paleon.) Fossil fruit; a fruit petrified; a carpolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lithochromics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. chrw^ma color. ] The art of printing colored pictures on canvas from oil paintings on stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. kla^n to break. ] (Surg.) An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + cyst. ] (Zool.) A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths). They are found in many Medusæ, and other invertebrates, and are supposed to be auditory organs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. do`mos house: cf. F. lithodome. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus Lithodomus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Lithodome. ] (Zool.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Litho- + L. fel, fellis, gall. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline, organic acid, resembling cholic acid, found in the biliary intestinal concretions (bezoar stones) common in certain species of antelope. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. li`qos stone + L. frangere, fractum, to break. ] An explosive compound of nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- Gr. ge`nesis origin, generation: cf. F. lithogénésie. See Genesis. ] The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Litho- + -genous. ] Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. liqoglyfi`a; li`qos stone + gly`fein to engrave. ] An engraving on a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who curs or engraves precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of cutting and engraving gems. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. lithographed p. pr. & vb. n. lithographing ] [ litho- + -graph: cf. F. lithographier. ] To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a design; to lithograph a painting. See lithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A print made by lithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who lithographs; one who practices lithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. lithographique. ] Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the lithographic art; a lithographic picture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithographic limestone (Min.), a compact, fine-grained limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and Oölite, esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography.

-- Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. lithographie. ] 1. The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main, upon the antipathy between grease and water, which prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a printing process for reproducing images, using any flat surface, such as a metal plate, in a manner similar to lithography{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

3. The process of producing patterns on semiconductor crystals by exposing photosensitive coatings on a matrix, such as silicon, to light patterns in the form desired for the circuit, and subsequently treating (e.g., chemically) the patterns thus formed in such a way as to create integrated semiconductor circuits with the desired properties. This is the principle method (1990's) to create the high-density integrated circuits used in the digital computers on which you are reading this. [ PJC ]

{ pr>(?), } a. [ Litho- + -oid: cf. F. lithoïde. ] Like a stone; having a stony structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. &unr_; worship. ] The worship of a stone or stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. lithologique. ] 1. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to lithology. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is skilled in lithology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + -logy: cf. F. lithologie. ] 1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie. ] Divination by means of stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + L. marga marl. ] A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. & n. [ Litho- + Gr. &unr_; to crush. ] Same as Lithontriptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. li`qos, acc. &unr_;, a stone + &unr_; to rub, grind: cf. F. lithontriptique. ] (Med.) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forcéps. -- n. A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Lithotriptist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) See Lithotriptor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Litho- + Gr. &unr_; to eat. ] (Zool.) (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show, reveal. ] Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as in a lamp shade or when hung in a window. -- Lith`o*phan"ic a. -- Li*thoph"a*ny n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Litho- + phosphor. ] A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + photography. ] Same as Photolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. li`qos a stone + &unr_; a leaf: cf. F. lithophylle. ] A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. &unr_; a flatus, air bubble. ] (Min.) A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]