English-Thai Dictionary
lithoid
ADJ คล้าย หิน stonelike lithoidal klai-hin
lithoidal
ADJ คล้าย หิน stonelike lithoid klai-hin
lithology
N การศึกษา ส่วนประกอบ ของ หิน
lithomarge
N รูปแบบ หนึ่ง ของ Kaolin ที่ ไม่ บริสุทธิ์ และ แน่น เป็น ก้อน
lithonthryptic
N สารละลาย หิน หรือ นิ่ว
lithophyte
N พืช ที่เกิด บน หิน พืช ที่ มี ลักษณะ แข็ง เหมือน หิน
lithosphere
N เปลือกโลก earth's crust pluek-lok
lithotomy
N การ ฝ่า ตัด กระเพาะปัสสาวะ เอา นิ่ว ออก
lithotrity
N การ ทำให้ นิ่ว ใน กระเพาะปัสสาวะ แตก ละเอียด เพื่อ ขับถ่าย ออกมา ได้
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LITHOBIBLION
[See Lithophyl. ]
LITHOCARP
n.[Gr. a stone, and fruit. ] Fossil fruit; fruit petrified.
LITHOCOLLA
n.[Gr. a stone, and glue. ] A cement that unites stones.
LITHODENDRON
n.[Gr. stone, and tree. ] Coral; so called from its resembling a petrified branch.
LITHOGENESY
n.[Gr. stone, and generation. ] The doctrine or science of the origin of minerals composing the globe, and of the causes which have produced their form and disposition.
LITHOGLYPHITE
n.[Gr. stone, and to engrave. ] A fossil that presents the appearance of being engraved or shaped by art.
LITHOGRAPHER
n.[See Lithography. ] One who practices lithography.
LITHOGRAPHIC, LITHOGRAPHICAL
a.Pertaining to lithography.
LITHOGRAPHICALLY
adv. By the lithographic art.
LITHOGRAPHY
n.[Gr. stone, and to engrave or write. ] The art of engraving, or of tracing letters, figures or other designs on stone, and of transferring them to paper by impression; an art recently invented by Mr. Sennefelder of Munich, in Bavaria.
LITHOLOGIC, LITHOLOGICAL
a.[See Lithology. ] Pertaining to the science of stones.
LITHOLOGIST
n.A person skilled in the science of stones.
LITHOLOGY
n.[Gr. stone, and discourse. ] 1. The science or natural history of stones.
2. A treatise on stones found in the body.
LITHOMANCY
n.[Gr. stone, and divination. ] Divination or prediction of events by means of stones.
LITHOMARGA, LITHOMARGE
n.[Gr. stone, and L. marga, marl. ] An earth of two species, friable and indurated, more siliceous than aluminous, distinguished by its great fineness and its fusibility into a soft slag.
LITHONTRIPTIC
a.[Gr. stone, and to wear or break. ] Having the quality of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys.
LITHONTRIPTIC
n.A medicine which has the power of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys; a solvent of stone in the human urinary passage.
LITHONTRIPTOR, LITHOTRITOR
n.An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder, so that it may be extracted without cutting; recently invented by Dr. Civiale.
LITHONTRIPTY, LITHOTRITY
n.The operation of triturating the stone in the bladder, by means of an instrument called lithotritor.
LITHOPHAGOUS
a.[Gr. stone, and to eat. ] Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.
LITHOPHOSPHOR
n.[Gr. stone. ]
LITHOPHOSPHORIC
a.Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
LITHOPHYL
n.[Gr. stone, and a leaf. ] Bibliolite or lithobiblion, fossil leaves, or the figures of leaves on fossils.
LITHOPHYTE
n.[Gr. stone, and a plant; literally, stone-plant.] Stone-coral; a name given to those species of polypiers, whose substance is stony. The older naturalists classed them with vegetables.
LITHOPHYTIC
a.Pertaining to lithophytes.
LITHOPHYTOUS
a.Pertaining to or consisting of lithophytes.
LITHOTOME
n.[Gr. stone, and to cut. ] A stone so formed naturally as to appear as if cut artificially.
LITHOTOMIC
a.Pertaining to or performed by lithotomy.
LITHOTOMIST
n.[See Lithotomy. ] One who performs the operation of cutting for the stone in the bladder; or one who is skilled in the operation.
LITHOTOMY
n.[Gr. stone, and to cut. ] The operation, art or practice of cutting for the stone in the bladder.
LITHOXYLE
n.[Gr. stone, and wood. ] Petrified wood. It differs from lignite, being really changed into stone; such as silicified woods, which are changed into varieties of silex, etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LITHO
LITHO Lith "o
Defn: A combining form from Gr. stone.
LITHOBILIC
Lith `o *bil "ic, a. Etym: [Litho + bile. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones.
LITHOCARP
Lith "o *carp, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithocarpe.] (Paleon.)
Defn: Fossil fruit; a fruit petrified; a carpolite.
LITHOCHROMATICS
LITHOCHROMATICS Lith `o *chro *mat "ics, n.
Defn: See Lithochromics.
LITHOCHROMICS
Lith `o *chro "mics, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr.
Defn: The art of printing colored pictures on canvas from oil paintings on stone.
LITHOCLAST
Lith "o *clast, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
LITHOCYST
Lith "o *cyst, n. Etym: [Litho- + cyst. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths ). They are found in many Medusæ, and other invertebrates, and are supposed to be auditory organs.
LITHODOME
Lith "o *dome, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithodome. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp. , any species of the genus Lithodomus.
LITHODOMOUS
LITHODOMOUS Li *thod "o *mous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.
LITHODOMUS
Li *thod "o *mus, n. Etym: [NL. See Lithodome. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus.
Note: These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter.
LITHOFELLIC
Lith "o *fel "lic, a. Etym: [Litho- + L. fel, fellis, gall. ] (Physiol.Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline, organic acid, resembling cholic acid, found in the biliary intestinal concretions (bezoar stones ) common in certain species of antelope.
LITHOFRACTEUR
Lith `o *frac "teur, n. Etym: [F., fr. frangere, fractum, to break. ]
Defn: An explosive compound of nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin.
LITHOGENESY
Lith `o *gen "e *sy, n. Etym: [Litho- Gr. lithogénésie. See Genesis. ]
Defn: The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe.
LITHOGENOUS
Li *thog "e *nous, a. Etym: [Litho- + -genous.]
Defn: Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral.
LITHOGLYPH
Lith "o *glyph, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: An engraving on a gem.
LITHOGLYPHER
LITHOGLYPHER Li *thog "ly *pher, n.
Defn: One who curs or engraves precious stones.
LITHOGLYPHIC
LITHOGLYPHIC Lith `o *glyph "ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious stones.
LITHOGLYPTICS
LITHOGLYPTICS Lith `o *glyp "tics, n.
Defn: The art of cutting and engraving gems.
LITHOGRAPH
Lith "o *graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lithographed; p. pr. & vb. n.Lithographing.] Etym: [Litho- + -graph: cf. F. lithographier. ]
Defn: 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
LITHOGRAPH Lith "o *graph, n.
Defn: A print made by lithography.
LITHOGRAPHER
LITHOGRAPHER Li *thog "ra *pher, n.
Defn: One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.
LITHOGRAPHIC; LITHOGRAPHICAL
Lith `o *graph "ic, Lith `o *graph "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.lithographique. ]
Defn: 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, adv.
LITHOGRAPHY
Li *thog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lithographie. ]
Defn: 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, a. Etym: [Litho- + -oid: cf. F. lithoïde.]
Defn: Like a stone; having a stony structure.
LITHOLATRY
Li *thol "a *try, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr.
Defn: The worship of a stone or stones.
LITHOLOGIC; LITHOLOGICAL
Lith `o *log "ic, Lith `o *log "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lithologique.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: 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
LITHOLOGICALLY Lith `o *log "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically.
LITHOLOGIST
LITHOLOGIST Li *thol "o *gist, n.
Defn: One who is skilled in lithology.
LITHOLOGY
Li *thol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Litho- + -logy: cf. F. lithologie. ]
1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.
2. (Med. )
Defn: A treatise on stones found in the body.
LITHOMANCY
Lith "o *man `cy, n. Etym: [Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie.]
Defn: Divination by means of stones.
LITHOMARGE
Lith "o *marge, n. Etym: [Litho- + L. marga marl. ]
Defn: A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.
LITHONTHRIPTIC; LITHONTHRYPTIC
Lith `on *thrip "tic, Lith `on *thryp "tic, a. & n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr.
Defn: Same as Lithontriptic.
LITHONTRIPTIC
Lith `on *trip "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. lithontriptique.] (Med. )
Defn: Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forcéps. -- n.
Defn: A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water.
LITHONTRIPTIST
LITHONTRIPTIST Lith "on *trip "tist, n.
Defn: Same as Lithotriptist.
LITHONTRIPTOR
LITHONTRIPTOR Lith "on *trip `tor, n. (Surg.)
Defn: See Lithotriptor.
LITHOPHAGOUS
Li *thoph "a *gous, a. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. (Zoöl.)(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, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr.
Defn: Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.
LITHOPHOSPHOR
Lith "o *phos `phor, n. Etym: [Litho- + phosphor. ]
Defn: A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.
LITHOPHOSPHORIC
LITHOPHOSPHORIC Lith `o *phos *phor "ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
LITHOPHOTOGRAPHY
Lith `o *pho *tog "ra *phy, n. Etym: [Litho- + photography. ]
Defn: Same as Photolithography.
LITHOPHYLL
Lith "o *phyll, n. Etym: [Gr. lithophylle.]
Defn: A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.
LITHOPHYSE
Lith "o *physe, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. (Min. )
Defn: 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, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithophyte. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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
LITHOPHYTIC Lith `o *phyt "ic, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to lithophytes.
LITHOPHYTOUS
LITHOPHYTOUS Li *thoph "y *tous, a.
Defn: Lithophytic.
LITHOSIAN
Li *tho "sian, n. Etym: [From NL. Lithosia, the typical genus, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family Lithosidæ. Many of them are beautifully colored.
LITHOSPHERE
Lith "o *sphere, n. [Litho- + sphere. ] (Phys. Geog.) (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, n. Etym: [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, n. Etym: [Gr. lithotome. ]
1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.
LITHOTOMIC; LITHOTOMICAL
Lith `o *tom "ic, Lith `o *tom "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. lithotomique.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.
LITHOTOMIST
Li *thot "o *mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lithotomiste.]
Defn: 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, n. Etym: [L. lithotomia, Gr. lithotomie. ] (Surg.)
Defn: The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
LITHOTRIPSY
Lith "o *trip `sy, n. Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithotripsie. ] (Surg.)
Defn: The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite; lithotrity.
LITHOTRIPTIC
LITHOTRIPTIC Lith `o *trip "tic, a. & n.
Defn: Same as Lithontriptic.
LITHOTRIPTIST
LITHOTRIPTIST Lith "o *trip `tist, n.
Defn: One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
LITHOTRIPTOR
LITHOTRIPTOR Lith "o *trip `tor, n. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.
LITHOTRITE; LITHOTRITOR
LITHOTRITE; LITHOTRITOR Lith "o *trite, Lith "o *tri "tor, Etym: [See Lithotrity. ] (Surg.)
Defn: A lithotriptor.
LITHOTRITIST
LITHOTRITIST Li *thot "ri *tist, n.
Defn: A lithotriptist.
LITHOTRITY
Li *thot "ri *ty, n. Etym: [Litho- + L. terere, tritum, to rub, grind. ](Surg.)
Defn: The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
LITHOTYPE
LITHOTYPE Lith "o *type, n.
Defn: A kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that which in printed from it. See Lithotypy.
LITHOTYPE
Lith "o *type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lithotyped; p. pr. & vb. n.Lithotyping.]
Defn: To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. See Lithotypy.
LITHOTYPIC
LITHOTYPIC Lith `o *typ "ic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or produced by, lithotypy.
LITHOTYPY
Li *thot "y *py, n. Etym: [Litho- + -typy.]
Defn: The art or process of making a kind of hard, stereotypeplate, by pressing into a mold, taken from a page of type or other matter, a composition of gum shell-lac and sand of a fine quality, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state.
LITHOXYL
Li *thox `yl, n. Etym: [Written also lithoxyle. ] Etym: [Litho- + Gr. lithoxyle. ]
Defn: Petrified wood. [Obs. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
litho
lith o |ˈliTHō, ˈlīTHō ˈlaɪθoʊ | informal ▶noun ( pl. lithos ) short for lithography or lithograph. ▶adjective short for lithographic. ▶verb ( lithoes, lithoing, lithoed ) short for lithograph.
litho-
litho- ▶comb. form 1 of or relating to stone: lithosol. 2 relating to a calculus: lithotomy. ORIGIN from Greek lithos ‘stone. ’
lithog.
lithog. ▶abbreviation • lithograph. • lithography.
lithograph
lith o graph |ˈliTHəˌgraf ˈlɪθəˌɡræf | ▶noun a lithographic print. ▶verb [ with obj. ] print by lithography: (as adj. lithographed ) : a set of lithographed drawings. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: back-formation from lithography .
lithographic
lith o graph ic |ˌliTHəˈgrafik ˌlɪθəˈɡræfɪk | ▶adjective of, relating to, or produced by lithography: lithographic prints. DERIVATIVES lith o graph i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb
lithographic limestone
litho |graph ¦ic lime |stone ▶noun [ mass noun ] a compact fine-grained yellowish limestone used in lithography. It sometimes contains finely preserved Upper Jurassic fossils.
lithography
li thog ra phy |liˈTHägrəfē ləˈθɑɡrəfi | ▶noun the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. • Electronics an analogous method for making printed circuits. The earliest forms of lithography used greasy ink to form an image on a piece of limestone that was then etched with acid and treated with gum arabic. In a modern press, rollers transfer ink to a thin aluminum plate wrapped around a cylinder. In offset lithography the image is transferred to an intermediate rubber-covered cylinder before being printed. DERIVATIVES li thog ra pher |-fər |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from German Lithographie (see litho-, -graphy ).
lithology
li thol o gy |liˈTHäləjē ləˈθɑləʤi | ▶noun the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks. Compare with petrology. • the general physical characteristics of a rock or the rocks in a particular area: the lithology of South Dakota. DERIVATIVES lith o log ic |ˌliTHəˈläjik |adjective, lith o log i cal |ˌliTHəˈläjikəl |adjective, lith o log i cal ly |ˌliTHəˈläjik (ə )lē |adverb
lithophane
lithophane |ˈlɪθəfeɪn, ˈlʌɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of ornamentation of porcelain visible when held to the light, produced by pressing designs into it when soft. • [ count noun ] an object with a lithophane decoration. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek lithos ‘stone ’ + -phanēs ‘appearing ’.
lithophyte
lith o phyte |ˈliTHəˌfīt ˈlɪθəfaɪt | ▶noun 1 Botany a plant that grows on bare rock or stone. 2 Zoology a polyp with a calcareous skeleton; a stony coral. DERIVATIVES lith o phyt ic |ˌliTHəˈfitik |adjective
lithopone
lith o pone |ˈliTHəˌpōn ˈlɪθəpoʊn | ▶noun a white pigment made from zinc sulfide and barium sulfate. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from litho- ‘stone, crystals ’ + Greek ponos ‘(thing ) produced by work. ’
lithosol
lithosol |ˈlɪθəsɒl | ▶noun Soil Science a thin soil consisting mainly of partially weathered rock fragments.
lithosphere
lith o sphere |ˈliTHəˌsfi (ə )r ˈlɪθəˌsfɪ (ə )r | ▶noun Geology the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. DERIVATIVES lith o spher ic |ˌliTHəˈsferik, -ˈsfi (ə )r- |adjective
lithotomy
li thot o my |liˈTHätəmē ləˈθɑdəmi | ▶noun surgical removal of a calculus (stone ) from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract. DERIVATIVES li thot o mist |-mist |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek lithotomia (see litho-, -tomy ).
lithotomy position
li thot o my po si tion ▶noun a supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed, and supported in raised stirrups, originally used for lithotomy and later also for childbirth.
lithotripsy
lith o trip sy |ˈliTHəˌtripsē ˈlɪθətrɪpsi | ▶noun Surgery a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body. DERIVATIVES lith o trip ter |-ˌtriptər |noun, lith o trip tic |ˌliTHəˈtriptik |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from litho- ‘of stone ’ + Greek tripsis ‘rubbing, ’ from tribein ‘to rub. ’
lithotrity
li thot ri ty |liˈTHätrətē ləˈθɑtrədi | ▶noun Surgery a surgical procedure involving the mechanical breaking down of gallstones or other calculi. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from litho- ‘of stone ’ + Latin tritor ‘thing that rubs ’ + -y 3 .
Oxford Dictionary
litho
litho |ˈlʌɪθəʊ, ˈlɪθ - | informal ▶noun ( pl. lithos ) short for lithography or lithograph. ▶adjective short for lithographic. ▶verb ( lithoes, lithoing, lithoed ) short for lithograph.
litho-
litho- |ˈlɪθəʊ | ▶combining form 1 relating to stone: lithosol. 2 relating to a calculus: lithotomy. ORIGIN from Greek lithos ‘stone ’.
lithog.
lithog. ▶abbreviation • lithograph. • lithography.
lithograph
lithograph |ˈlɪθəgrɑːf, ˈlʌɪ -| ▶noun a lithographic print. ▶verb [ with obj. ] print by lithography: (as adj. lithographed ) : a set of lithographed drawings. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: back-formation from lithography .
lithographic
litho |graph ¦ic |ˌlɪθəˈgrafɪk | ▶adjective relating to or produced by lithography: lithographic prints. DERIVATIVES lithographically adverb
lithographic limestone
litho |graph ¦ic lime |stone ▶noun [ mass noun ] a compact fine-grained yellowish limestone used in lithography. It sometimes contains finely preserved Upper Jurassic fossils.
lithography
lithography |lɪˈθɒgrəfi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. • Electronics a method analogous to lithography, used in making printed circuits. The earliest forms of lithography used greasy ink to form an image on a piece of limestone which was then etched with acid and treated with gum arabic. In a modern press, rollers transfer ink to a thin aluminium plate wrapped round a cylinder. In offset lithography the image is transferred to an intermediate rubber-covered cylinder before being printed. DERIVATIVES lithographer noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from German Lithographie (see litho-, -graphy ).
lithology
lithology |lɪˈθɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks. Compare with petrology. • the general physical characteristics of a rock or the rocks in a particular area: the lithology of South Wales. DERIVATIVES lithologic adjective, lithological |-θəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, lithologically adverb
lithophane
lithophane |ˈlɪθəfeɪn, ˈlʌɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of ornamentation of porcelain visible when held to the light, produced by pressing designs into it when soft. • [ count noun ] an object with a lithophane decoration. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek lithos ‘stone ’ + -phanēs ‘appearing ’.
lithophyte
lithophyte |ˈlɪθə (ʊ )fʌɪt, ˈlʌɪ -| ▶noun Botany a plant that grows on bare rock or stone.
lithopone
lithopone |ˈlɪθəpəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a white pigment made from zinc sulphide and barium sulphate. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from litho- ‘stone, crystals ’ + Greek ponos ‘(thing ) produced by work ’.
lithosol
lithosol |ˈlɪθəsɒl | ▶noun Soil Science a thin soil consisting mainly of partially weathered rock fragments.
lithosphere
lithosphere |ˈlɪθəsfɪə | ▶noun Geology the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. DERIVATIVES lithospheric |-ˈsfɛrɪk |adjective
lithotomy
lithotomy |lɪˈθɒtəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] surgical removal of a calculus (stone ) from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract. DERIVATIVES lithotomist noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek lithotomia (see litho-, -tomy ).
lithotomy position
lith |ot ¦omy pos |ition ▶noun a supine position of the body with the legs separated, flexed, and supported in raised stirrups, originally used for lithotomy and later also for childbirth.
lithotomy stirrups
lith |ot ¦omy stir |rups ▶plural noun see stirrup ( sense 2 ).
lithotripsy
lithotripsy |ˈlɪθəˌtrɪpsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Surgery a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body. DERIVATIVES lithotripter (also lithotriptor ) noun, lithotriptic adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from litho- ‘of stone ’ + Greek tripsis ‘rubbing ’, from tribein ‘to rub ’.
lithotrity
lithotrity |lɪˈθɒtrɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Surgery a surgical procedure involving the mechanical breaking down of gallstones or other calculi. DERIVATIVES lithotrite noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from litho- ‘of stone ’ + Latin tritor ‘thing that rubs ’ + -y 3 .
Duden Dictionary
Litho
Li tho Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L i tho auch ˈlɪto | Kurzwort für: Lithografie 2a
litho-
li tho-, Li tho-, lith- Lith- Präfix Litho- vor Vokalen auch lith- Lith- griechisch líthos = Stein Bestimmungswort in Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung stein-, gestein [s ]-, Stein-, Gestein [s ]- z. B. lithologisch, Lithograf, Lithagogum
lithogen
li tho gen Adjektiv |lithog e n |griechisch-neulateinisch 1 aus Gesteinen entstanden lithogene Schmelze Geologie Aufschmelzung aus der Granitschale der Erdkruste 2 Medizin zur Bildung von Konkrementen , Steinen führend; steinbildend
Lithogenese
Li tho ge ne se Substantiv, feminin Geologie , die |Lithogen e se |die Lithogenese; Genitiv: der Lithogenese, Plural: die Lithogenesen Gesamtheit der Vorgänge bei der Entstehung von Sedimentgesteinen wie Verwitterung, Abtragung, Umlagerung, Sedimentation und Diagenese
Lithoglyphik
Li tho gly phik Substantiv, feminin , die Lithoglyptik |Lithogl y phik |Steinschneidekunst
Lithoglyptik
Li tho glyp tik Substantiv, feminin , die Lithoglyphik |Lithogl y ptik |Steinschneidekunst
Lithograf
Li tho graf , Li tho graph Substantiv, maskulin , der Lithograph |Lithogr a f Lithogr a ph |der Lithograf; Genitiv: des Lithografen, Plural: die Lithografen der Lithograph; Genitiv: des Lithographen, Plural: die Lithographen 1 in der Lithografie, im Flachdruckverfahren ausgebildeter Drucker 2 Künstler, der Lithografien herstellt
Lithografie
Li tho gra fie , Li tho gra phie Substantiv, feminin , die Lithographie |Lithograf ie Lithograph ie |die Lithografie; Genitiv: der Lithografie, Plural: die Lithografien die Lithographie; Genitiv: der Lithographie, Plural: die Lithographien -grafie 1 a ohne Plural grafische Technik, bei der auf eine präparierte Steinplatte mit fetthaltiger Kreide oder lithografischer Tusche die Zeichnung aufgebracht und im Flachdruckverfahren vervielfältigt wird b Originalplatte für Stein- und Offsetdruck 2 a grafisches Kunstblatt in Steindruck Kurzform: Litho b künstlerische Zeichnung für eine Vervielfältigung in Steindruck
lithografieren
li tho gra fie ren , li tho gra phie ren schwaches Verb lithographieren |lithograf ie ren lithograph ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a in Steindruck wiedergeben lithografierte Plakate b im Flachdruckverfahren arbeiten 2 Lithografien 2 herstellen
Lithografin
Li tho gra fin , Li tho gra phin Substantiv, feminin , die Lithographin |Lithogr a fin Lithogr a phin |die Lithografin; Genitiv: der Lithografin, Plural: die Lithografinnen die Lithographin; Genitiv: der Lithographin, Plural: die Lithographinnen weibliche Form zu Lithograf
lithografisch
li tho gra fisch , li tho gra phisch Adjektiv lithographisch |lithogr a fisch lithogr a phisch |die Lithografie betreffend
Lithoklast
Li tho klast Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Lithokl a st |Instrument zur Zertrümmerung von Blasensteinen
Litholapaxie
Li tho la pa xie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Litholapax ie |die Litholapaxie; Genitiv: der Litholapaxie, Plural: die Litholapaxien Beseitigung von Steintrümmern aus der Blase
Lithologe
Li tho lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Lithol o ge | -loge Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der Lithologie
Lithologie
Li tho lo gie Substantiv, feminin , die |Litholog ie | -logie Gesteinskunde
Lithologin
Li tho lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Lithol o gin |weibliche Form zu Lithologe
lithologisch
li tho lo gisch Adjektiv |lithol o gisch |die Lithologie betreffend, auf ihr beruhend
Litholyse
Li tho ly se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Lithol y se |Auflösung von Nieren-, Gallensteinen usw. durch Arzneimittel
Lithopädion
Li tho pä di on Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie, Medizin , das |Lithop ä dion |das Lithopädion; Genitiv: des Lithopädions, Plural: die Lithopädia und Lithopädien zu griechisch paidíon = Knäblein, Kindlein, Verkleinerungsform von: paĩs = Kind verkalkte Leibesfrucht bei Mensch und Tier
lithophag
li tho phag Adjektiv Zoologie |lithoph a g |sich [unter Abgabe von Gestein auflösender Säure ] in Gestein einbohrend von Tieren, z. B. Bohrmuschel, Seeigel
Lithophanie
Li tho pha nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Lithophan ie |die Lithophanie; Genitiv: der Lithophanie, Plural: die Lithophanien reliefartig in eine Platte aus dünnem Porzellan eingepresste bildliche Darstellung
lithophil
li tho phil Adjektiv |lithoph i l |1 Zoologie auf Gestein als Untergrund angewiesen von Tieren 2 im Wesentlichen die Erdkruste bildend und mit großer Affinität zu Sauerstoff von Elementen wie Natrium, Aluminium, Silicium, von Alkalien u. a.
Lithophysen
Li tho phy sen Pluralwort Geologie , die |Lithoph y sen |die Lithophysen (Plural ) vulkanische Gesteine mit besonderer Struktur oft mit Hohlräumen
Lithophyt
Li tho phyt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Lithoph y t |der Lithophyt; Genitiv: des Lithophyten, Plural: die Lithophyten meist im Plural Pflanze, die eine Felsoberfläche besiedelt
Lithopone
Li tho po ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Lithop o ne |lichtechte, gut deckende weiße Anstrichfarbe
Lithosphäre
Li tho sphä re Substantiv, feminin Geologie , die |Lithosph ä re |bis in 1 200 km Tiefe reichende Gesteinshülle der Erde
Lithotom
Li tho tom Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , der oder das |Lithot o m |der Lithotom oder das Lithotom; Genitiv: des Lithotoms, Plural: die Lithotome chirurgisches Messer zur Durchführung der Lithotomie
Lithotomie
Li tho to mie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Lithotom ie |die Lithotomie; Genitiv: der Lithotomie, Plural: die Lithotomien operative Entfernung von Steinen
Lithotripsie
Li tho trip sie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Lithotrips ie |die Lithotripsie; Genitiv: der Lithotripsie, Plural: die Lithotripsien Zertrümmerung von Blasensteinen mit einem durch die Harnröhre eingeführten Lithoklasten
Lithotripter
Li tho trip ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Lithotr i pter |Lithoklast
Lithotriptor
Li tho trip tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Lithotr i ptor |der Lithotriptor; Genitiv: des Lithotriptors, Plural: die Lithotriptoren Lithoklast
French Dictionary
litho
litho n. f. nom féminin Abréviation familière de lithographie.
lithographie
lithographie n. f. nom féminin S ’abrège familièrement en litho (s ’écrit sans point ). Impression d ’un dessin gravé sur une pierre calcaire. Note Orthographique li th ogra ph ie.
lithographier
lithographier v. tr. verbe transitif Imprimer par le procédé de la lithographie. étudier Note Orthographique li th ogra ph ier.
lithographique
lithographique adj. adjectif Relatif à la lithographie. : Une reproduction lithographique. Note Orthographique li th ogra ph ique.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
lithograph
lith o graph /lɪ́θəɡræ̀f |-ɡrɑ̀ːf /名詞 C 石版 (画 ), リトグラフ .動詞 他動詞 自動詞 (…を )石版で印刷する .li th ó g ra pher 名詞 C 石版画家 [工 ].
lithographic
lith o graph ic /lɪ̀θəɡrǽfɪk /形容詞 石版 (印刷 )の .l ì th o gr á ph i cal ly 副詞
lithography
li thog ra phy /lɪθɑ́ɡrəfi |-θɔ́ɡ -/名詞 U 石版印刷 (法 ).
lithosphere
lith o sphere /lɪ́θəsfɪ̀ə r /名詞 C 〖通例the ～〗〘地 〙岩石圏 〘地殻とマントルの一部を合わせた地表の固体部分 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary