chromolithograph /ˌkrōmōˈliTHəɡraf / ‹historical› I. noun a colored picture printed by lithography, especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. II. verb — [with obj.] 1. print or produce (a picture) by the chromolithographic process.
lithography /ləˈTHäɡrəfē/ I. noun 1. the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. 2. [Electronics] an analogous method for making printed circuits. The earliest forms of lithography used greasy ink to form
aluminum plate wrapped around a cylinder. In offset lithography the image is transferred to an intermediate rubber-covered cylinder before being printed. II. derivatives lithographer /ləˈTHäɡrəfər / noun – origin early 19th cent.: from German Lithographie (see litho-, -graphy).
