The Wordsmith Dictionary

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 .

Lithuania

Lith u a ni a |ˌliTHəˈwānēə, -nyə ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə | a country on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea; pop. 3,555,200 (est. 2009 ); capital, Vilnius; languages, Lithuanian (official ), Russian, Polish. Lithuania was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795, having been united with Poland from 1386. It was declared an independent republic in 1918, but in 1940 was annexed by the Soviet Union as a constituent republic. In 1991, on the breakup of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became an independent republic once again. In 2004 it joined both NATO and the EU.

Lithuanian

Lith u a ni an |ˌliTHəˈwānēən ˌlɪθəˈweɪniən | ▶adjective of or relating to Lithuania or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or citizen of Lithuania, or a person of Lithuanian descent. 2 the Baltic language of Lithuania.

Oxford Dictionary

lith

lith |ˈlɪθ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] photographic film with a very thin coat of emulsion, producing images of high contrast and density. ORIGIN 1950s: abbreviation of lithography, lithographic .

litharge

litharge |ˈlɪθɑːdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lead monoxide, especially a red form used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics. ●Chem. formula: Pb0. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French litarge, via Latin from Greek litharguros, from lithos ‘stone ’ + arguros ‘silver ’.

lithe

lithe |lʌɪð | ▶adjective (especially of a person's body ) thin, supple, and graceful: she lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure. DERIVATIVES lithely adverb, litheness noun ORIGIN Old English līthe ‘gentle, meek ’ also ‘mellow ’, of Germanic origin; related to German lind ‘soft, gentle ’.

lithesome

lithe |some |ˈlʌɪðs (ə )m | ▶adjective another term for lithe.

lithia

lithia |ˈlɪθɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry lithium oxide, a white alkaline solid. ●Chem. formula: Li 2 0. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin, alteration of earlier lithion, from Greek, neuter of litheios, from lithos ‘stone ’, on the pattern of words such as soda .

lithiasis

lithiasis |lɪˈθʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine the formation of stony concretions (calculi ) in the body, most often in the gall bladder or urinary system. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, based on Greek lithos ‘stone ’.

lithic

lithic |ˈlɪθɪk | ▶adjective 1 chiefly Archaeology & Geology of the nature of or relating to stone. 2 Medicine, dated relating to calculi. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek lithikos, from lithos ‘stone ’.

lithify

lithify |ˈlɪθɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( lithifies, lithifying, lithified ) [ with obj. ] chiefly Geology transform (a sediment or other material ) into stone. DERIVATIVES lithification noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek lithos ‘stone ’ + -fy .

lithium

lithium |ˈlɪθɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 3, a soft silver-white metal. It is the lightest of the alkali metals. (Symbol: Li ) • lithium carbonate or another lithium salt, used as a mood-stabilizing drug. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from lithia + -ium .

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

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 .

Lithuania

Lithuania |ˌlɪθ (j )uːˈeɪnɪə | a country on the SE shore of the Baltic sea; pop. 3,555,200 (est. 2009 ); languages, Lithuanian (official ), Russian; capital, Vilnius. Lithuania was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795, having been united with Poland since 1386. It was declared an independent republic in 1918, but in 1940 was annexed by the Soviet Union as a constituent republic. In 1991, on the break-up of the USSR, Lithuania became an independent republic once again.

Lithuanian

Lithu |anian |lɪθjʊˈeɪnɪən, lɪθʊ -| ▶adjective relating to Lithuania or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or citizen of Lithuania, or a person of Lithuanian descent. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of Lithuania, which belongs to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family and has about 3.5 million speakers.

American Oxford Thesaurus

lithe

lithe adjective lithe dancers: agile, graceful, supple, limber, lithesome, loose-limbed, nimble, deft, flexible, lissome, slender, slim, willowy. ANTONYMS clumsy.

Oxford Thesaurus

lithe

lithe adjective his tall lithe figure: agile, graceful, supple, limber, loose-limbed, nimble, deft, spry, flexible, pliant, pliable, lissom, willowy, acrobatic, fit; rare lithesome. ANTONYMS clumsy, stiff.

Duden Dictionary

Lithagogum

Li th a go gum , Li tha go gum Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Lithag o gum |das Lithagogum; Genitiv: des Lithagogums, Plural: die Lithagoga griechisch-neulateinisch Medikament, das die Ausschwemmung von Gallen-, Blasen- oder Nierensteinen herbeiführt

Lithergol

Li th er gol , Li ther gol Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Litherg o l |das Lithergol; Genitiv: des Lithergols, Plural: die Lithergole griechisch ; arabisch Raketentreibstoff

Lithiasis

Li thi a sis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Lith i asis |die Lithiasis; Genitiv: der Lithiasis, Plural: die Lithiasiasen Steinleiden; Steinbildung in inneren Organen wie Niere, Galle oder Blase

Lithikum

Li thi kum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L i thikum |das Lithikum; Genitiv: des Lithikums, Plural: die Lithika Lithagogum

Lithium

Li thi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈliːti̯ʊm …t͜s …ˈliːt͜si̯ʊm |das Lithium; Genitiv: des Lithiums zu griechisch líthos = Stein; das Element wurde zuerst in Mineralien festgestellt nur in Verbindungen vorkommendes, silberweißes, sehr weiches, mit Wasser und feuchter Luft schnell reagierendes Alkalimetall, das als Zusatz bei Legierungen, als Katalysator u. a. verwendet wird chemisches Element Li

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

Lithurgik

Li th ur gik, Li thur gik Substantiv, feminin , die |Lith u rgik |zu griechisch lithourgikós = die Bearbeitung von Stein betreffend Lehre von der Verwendung und Verarbeitung von Gesteinen und Mineralien

French Dictionary

lith(o)-

lith (o )- préf. préfixe Élément du grec signifiant « pierre ». : Lithographie.

lithium

lithium n. m. Métal blanc, malléable, le plus léger de tous les métaux.

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

lithe

lithe /laɪð /形容詞〈体 (の動き )が〉しなやかな ; 優美な .l í the ly 副詞 l í the ness 名詞

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〙.

Lithuania

Lith u a ni a /lɪ̀θ j uéɪniə /名詞リトアニア〘バルト海沿岸の共和国; 1991年ソ連邦から独立; 首都Vilnius 〙.