lithography

indénombrable

A noun referring to a method of printing from a flat surface, typically a metal plate or stone, based on the repulsion of oil and water, or the process of creating prints using this technique.

• 🇫🇷Substantif désignant un procédé d'impression à partir d'une surface plane, généralement une plaque métallique ou une pierre, fondé sur le repoussement entre l'huile et l'eau, ainsi que l'art ou la technique de production d'estampes par ce moyen.

1. Printing method B2 formal art

   A planographic printing technique that uses a metal or stone surface to transfer an image based on the chemical principle that oil and water repel each other.

   • Lithography revolutionized the mass production of printed images in the 19th century.
   • Many art posters are still made using high-quality offset lithography.
   • The museum has a rare collection of original lithography stones.

   🇫🇷Lithographie (procédé d'impression)

2. Production of a lithograph B2 formal art

   The process or act of creating a lithographic print, often considered an artistic technique.

   • The artist specializes in lithography and has produced over a hundred prints.
   • Lithography requires careful preparation of the stone and precise chemical treatment.
   • She studied lithography under a master printmaker in Paris.

   🇫🇷Lithographie (procédé)

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• lithography's possessive singular form