Home › Words › L › lithotypelithotypelithotype · noun — an etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom litho- + -type.nounAn etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.A print made from such a surface.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.verbTo prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.litho 76% match — To lithograph. vs lithotype →lithograph 71% match — A printed image produced by lithography. vs lithotype →lithoglyph 71% match — An engraving on a gemstone. vs lithotype →lithographic 69% match — Related to the method of lithography. vs lithotype →lithoid 69% match — Stone-like in texture, appearance or other characteristic. vs lithotype →lithographical 68% match — Of or pertaining to lithography. vs lithotype →lithophany 66% match — The technique of producing lithophane. vs lithotype →lithoglyptics 66% match — The art of cutting and engraving gems. vs lithotype →