Spanish word

litografía

Pronunciation

IPA/litoɣɾaˈfia/

Meaning

  • feminine nounlithograph

Example

Compré una litografía de un artista local.

I bought a lithograph by a local artist.

Illustration for litografía (lithograph)

More examples

Pregunté si la litografía incluía un certificado de autenticidad.

I asked whether the lithograph included a certificate of authenticity.

Core concept

Printed image produced by transferring an oil-based drawing from a smooth limestone plate to paper.

Common phrases

  • comprar una litografía

    buy a lithograph

  • enmarcar una litografía

    frame a lithograph

  • preguntar por una litografía

    ask about a lithograph

Similar words

grabado: Print created by cutting or etching a plate so ink held in the incisions prints onto paper.
impresión: Print produced to make multiple identical copies of the same image or text.
serigrafía: Print produced by pushing ink through a stretched mesh screen to leave a design on paper or cloth.

Definition in Spanish

Técnica de estampación que emplea una piedra caliza o plancha lisa para reproducir dibujos o imágenes, y también la pieza impresa resultante.

Word origin

From Greek líthos 'stone' and graphía 'writing', the Spanish term derives via German and French from the stone-based printing process developed in the late 18th century.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech obra gráfica often covers prints in general, while litografía is used when referring specifically to a stone-based or fine-art print.

Other meanings

  • lithographynoun

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