litho

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlaɪθəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lith′ō)

Inflections of 'litho' (n): npl: lithos
Inflections of 'litho' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lithos
v 3rd person singular
lithoing
v pres p
lithoed
v past
lithoed
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lith•o  (lith′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. lith•os, adj., v., lith•oed, lith•o•ing. 
n. 
  1. Fine Artlithography.
  2. Fine Artlithograph.

adj. 
  1. Fine Artlithographic.

v.t. 
  1. Fine Artto lithograph.
  • shortened form

litho-, 
  1. a combining form meaning "stone,'' used in the formation of compound words:lithography; lithonephrotomy.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] lith-. 
  • Greek, combining form of líthos

litho., 
    1. lithograph.
    2. lithography.
    Also, lithog. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
litho / ˈlaɪθəʊ/ ( -thos),
  1. short for lithography, lithograph, lithographic, orlithographically
    See lithography
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
litho-, (before a vowel)lith-
  1. stone: lithograph
Etymology: from Latin, from Greek, from lithos stone
'litho' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lith - lithium - litho- - lithogenous - lithography - lithology - lithomarge - lithometeor - lithophane - lithophile - lithophone - lithophyte - lithopone - lithoprint - lithosere - lithosol - lithosphere - lithostratigraphy - lithotomy - lithotripsy - lithotripter - lithotrity - photolitho

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