PHOTOENGRAVING
halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving
(noun) an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
photoengraving (countable and uncountable, plural photoengravings)
(uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
(countable) A plate or reproduction made using this process.
Verb
photoengraving
present participle of photoengrave
Source: Wiktionary
Pho`to-en*grav"ing, n. Etym: [Photo- + engraving.]
Definition: The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process.
PHOTOENGRAVE
Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo- + engrave.]
Definition: To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo- engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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