Lithoglyph Lith"o·glyph (lĭth"o*glĭf)
noun [ Greek
liqoglyfi`a ;
li`qos stone +
gly`fein to engrave.]
An engraving on a gem.
Lithoglypher Li·thog"ly·pher (lĭ*thŏg"lĭ*fẽr)
noun One who curs or engraves precious stones.
Lithoglyphic Lith`o·glyph"ic (lĭth`o*glĭf"ĭk)
adjective Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones.
Lithoglyptics Lith`o·glyp"tics (-glĭp"tĭks)
noun The art of cutting and engraving gems.
Lithograph Lith"o·graph transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Lithographed ;
present participle & verbal noun Lithographing .] [
Litho- +
- graph : confer French
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 .
Lithograph Lith"o·graph noun A print made by lithography.
Lithographer Li·thog"ra·pher (lĭ*thŏg"rȧ*fẽr)
noun One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.
Lithographic, Lithographical Lith`o·graph"ic, Lith`o·graph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
lithographique .]
Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the lithographic art; a lithographic picture. 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 ,
adverb
Lithography Li·thog"ra·phy noun [ Confer French
lithographie .]
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 .
Lithoid, Lithoidal Lith"oid, Li·thoid"al adjective [
Litho- +
-oid : confer French
lithoïde .]
Like a stone; having a stony structure.
Litholatry Li·thol"a·try noun [
Litho- + Greek ... worship.]
The worship of a stone or stones.
Lithologic, Lithological Lith`o·log"ic, Lith`o·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
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. 2. Of or pertaining to lithology.
Lithologically Lith`o·log"ic·al·ly adverb From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically .
Lithologist Li·thol"o·gist noun One who is skilled in lithology.
Lithology Li·thol"o·gy noun [
Litho- +
-logy : confer French
lithologie .]
1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature. 2. (Medicine) A treatise on stones found in the body.
Lithomancy Lith"o·man`cy noun [
Litho- +
-mancy : confer French
lithomancie .]
Divination by means of stones.
Lithomarge Lith"o·marge noun [
Litho- + Latin
marga marl.]
A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.
Lithonthriptic, Lithonthryptic Lith`on·thrip"tic, Lith`on·thryp"tic adjective & noun [
Litho- + Greek ... to crush.]
Same as Lithontriptic .
Lithontriptic Lith`on·trip"tic adjective [ Greek
li`qos , acc. ..., a stone + ... to rub, grind: confer French
lithontriptique .]
(Medicine) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forcéps. --
noun A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water.
Lithontriptist Lith"on·trip"tist noun Same as Lithotriptist .
Lithontriptor Lith"on·trip`tor noun (Surg.) See Lithotriptor .
Lithophagous Li·thoph"a·gous adjective [
Litho- + Greek ... to eat.]
(Zoology) (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 .
Lithophane Lith`o·phane noun [
Litho- + Greek
fai`nein to show, reveal.]
Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.
Lithophane Lith"o·phane noun [
Litho- + Greek ... to show, reveal.]
Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as in a lamp shade. --
Lith`o*phan"ic adjective --
Li*thoph"a*ny noun
Lithophosphor Lith"o·phos`phor noun [
Litho- +
phosphor .]
A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.
Lithophosphoric Lith`o·phos·phor"ic adjective Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
Lithophotography Lith`o·pho·tog"ra·phy noun [
Litho- +
photography .]
Same as Photolithography .
Lithophyll Lith"o·phyll noun [ Greek
li`qos a stone + ... a leaf: confer French
lithophylle .]
A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.
Lithophyse Lith"o·physe noun [
Litho- + Greek ... 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.
Lithophyte Lith"o·phyte noun [
Litho- + Greek ... plant: confer French
lithophyte .]
(Zoology) A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines are animals.
Lithophytic Lith`o·phyt"ic adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to lithophytes.
Lithophytous Li·thoph"y·tous adjective Lithophytic.
Lithosian Li·tho"sian noun [ From New Latin
Lithosia , the typical genus, from Greek
li`qos a stone, a rock.]
(Zoology) Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family Lithosidæ . Many of them are beautifully colored.
Lithosphere Lith"o·sphere noun [
Litho- +
sphere .]
(Physics Geology) (a) The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere. (b) The outer part of the solid earth, the portion undergoing change through the gradual transfer of material by volcanic eruption, the circulation of underground water, and the process of erosion and deposition. It is, therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparable with the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
Lithotint Lith"o·tint noun [
Litho- +
tint .]
1. A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink. 2. A picture produced by this process.
Lithotome Lith"o·tome noun [ Greek ... cutting stones;
li`qos stone + ... to cut: confer French
lithotome .]
1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art. 2. (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.
Lithotomic, Lithotomical Lith`o·tom"ic, Lith`o·tom"ic·al adjective [ Greek
li`qos stone cutting: confer French
lithotomique .]
Pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.
Lithotomist Li·thot"o·mist noun [ Confer French
lithotomiste .]
One who performs the operation of cutting for stone in the bladder, or one who is skilled in the operation.
Lithotomy Li·thot"o·my noun [ Latin
lithotomia , Greek ...: confer French
lithotomie .]
(Surg.) The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
Lithotripsy Lith"o·trip`sy (lĭth"o*trĭp`sȳ)
noun [
Litho- + Greek
tri`bein to rub, grind: confer French
lithotripsie .]
(Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite ; lithotrity.
Lithotriptic Lith`o·trip"tic (-trĭp"tĭk)
adjective & noun Same as Lithontriptic .
Lithotriptist Lith"o·trip`tist (lĭth"o*trĭp`tĭst)
noun One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
Lithotriptor Lith"o·trip`tor noun (Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.
Lithotrite, Lithotritor Lith"o·trite, Lith"o·tri"tor [ See Lithotrity .] (Surg.) A lithotriptor.
Lithotritist Li·thot"ri·tist noun A lithotriptist.
Lithotrity Li·thot"ri·ty noun [
Litho- + Latin
terere ,
tritum , to rub, grind.]
(Surg.) The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
Lithotype Lith"o·type noun A kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that which in printed from it. See Lithotypy .
Lithotype Lith"o·type transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Lithotyped ;
present participle & verbal noun Lithotyping .]
To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. See Lithotypy .
Lithotype Lith"o·type noun 1. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface, or that which is printed from it. 2. 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.
Lithotypic Lith`o·typ"ic adjective Of, pertaining to, or produced by, lithotypy.
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