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photogravure

DEFINITIONS OF: photogravure

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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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