héliogravure

Definitions of héliogravure
  1. noun
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
    synonyms: gravure
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    type of:
    impression
    artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
  2. noun
    a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
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    types:
    gravure à l'eau forte
    an etched plate made with the use of acid
    gravure sur bois
    engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
    type of:
    plaque
    a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  3. noun
    an etched plate made with the use of acid
    synonyms: gravure à l'eau forte
  4. noun
    an impression made from an etched plate
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    type of:
    gravure
    a print made from an engraving
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