PHOTOGRAVURE

photogravure, rotogravure

(noun) using photography to produce a plate for printing

gravure, photogravure, heliogravure

(noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure

photogravure

(noun) printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

photogravure (countable and uncountable, plural photogravures)

(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.

(countable) A print so made.

Synonyms

• rotogravure

Verb

photogravure (third-person singular simple present photogravures, present participle photogravuring, simple past and past participle photogravured)

To print by this process.

Source: Wiktionary


Pho`to*grav"ure, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A photoengraving; also, the process by which such a picture is produced.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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