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photogravure
DEFINITIONS OF:
photogravure
1
n
an intaglio print produced by gravure
Synonyms:
gravure
,
heliogravure
Type of:
print
a picture or design printed from an engraving
n
printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
Types:
rotogravure
printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
Type of:
gravure
,
intaglio
,
intaglio printing
a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
n
using photography to produce a plate for printing
Synonyms:
rotogravure
Type of:
gravure
the act of intaglio printing
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