Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lithographic printing: "In thạch bản" refers to the process of printing from a flat surface (originally a stone) on which the image areas are ink-receptive and the non-image areas are ink-repellent. It is an older, now less common term.
   • A lithographic print: It can also refer to a product created by this printing method.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Kỹ thuật in thạch bản từng rất phổ biến vào thế kỷ 19. (Lithographic printing was very common in the 19th century.)
  • Bức tranh này là một bản in thạch bản quý hiếm. (This painting is a rare lithographic print.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as archaic or obsolete (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) in modern Vietnamese. The contemporary and more widely used term is "in lito" (from lithography) or "in đá" (stone printing).
  • Ngày nay, người ta thường dùng thuật ngữ "in lito" hơn là "in thạch bản". (Today, people often use the term "lithography" more than "lithographic printing".)

Variants and Related Words

• In lito (n): The modern, more common term for lithography/lithographic printing.
• In đá (n): Literally "stone printing," a descriptive term for lithography.
• Thạch bản (n): The stone plate or matrix used in lithography.
• In ấn (n): The general term for printing.

Synonyms

• In lito: Lithography.
• In đá: Stone printing, lithography.

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning is specifically tied to the lithographic process. It does not refer to general printing methods like offset, digital, or letterpress. Its use is primarily historical or technical within the context of printmaking and antique printing techniques.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) như in lito