photolithograph

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noun

A lithograph made by photolithography.

OriginEnglish lithograph ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotolithograph (plural photolithographs)

plural photolithographs

  1. A lithograph made by photolithography.
verbphotolithograph (third-person singular simple present photolithographs, present participle photolithographing, simple past and past participle photolithographed)

present singular third person photolithographs · participle present photolithographing · participle past photolithographed · past photolithographed

  1. To produce (a picture or copy) by the process of photolithography.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishlithograph
  9. Englishphotolithograph

From photo- + lithograph.

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APA

photolithograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolithograph

MLA

“photolithograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolithograph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photolithograph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photolithograph.

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