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Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.

The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.

Of or pertaining to lichenography.

One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.

A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.

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.

One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.

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.

ining oil from adhering to wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See Lithographic limestone, under Lithographic.

Same as Photolithography.

One skilled in logography.

Of or pertaining to logography.

A method of printing in which whole words or syllables, cast as single types, are used.

A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses.

A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.

Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from micrography.

An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.

The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.

end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder. It is also moved at ri…

A trap for catching trespassers. [Eng.]