- litho-
- litho- before vowels, lith-, element meaning "stone, rock;" from comb. form of Gk. lithos "stone, a precious stone, marble; a piece on a game board," of unknown origin.
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litho — litho … Dictionnaire des rimes
litho- — ♦ Élément, du gr. lithos « pierre ». lith(o) , lithe, lite, lithique éléments, du gr. lithos, pierre . ⇒LITH(O) , (LITH , LITHO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « pierre », entrant dans la constr. de termes sav. ou techn. (subst., adj., verbes)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
litho — litho; pho·to·litho; … English syllables
Litho — Lith o (l[i^]th [ o]) A combining form from Gr. li qos, stone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Litho.... — Litho.... (v. gr. Lithos), Stein … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Litho... — Litho... (griech.), in Zusammensetzungen. Stein ..., z. B. Lithographie (Steindruck) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
litho... — litho... [griechisch líthos »Stein«], vor Vokalen verkürzt zu lith..., Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung »Stein, Gestein«, z. B. Lithographie; auch als letzter Wortbestandteil ...lith, z. B. Monolith … Universal-Lexikon
litho — li‧tho [ˈlaɪθəʊ ǁ oʊ] also li‧thog‧ra‧phy [lɪˈθɒgrəfi ǁ ˈθɑː ] noun [uncountable] a method of printing in which a design is drawn on a wet surface using a special ink containing oil lithographic adjective : • conventional lithographic equipment … Financial and business terms
litho — litho1 [lith′ō] n. pl. lithos short for LITHOGRAPH vt., vi. lithoed, lithoing litho2 abbrev. 1. lithograph 2. lithography … English World dictionary
litho- — [lith′ō, lith′ə] [< Gr lithos, a stone] combining form stone, rock, calculus [lithosphere, lithography, lithotomy]: also, before a vowel, prefix combining form lith … English World dictionary
