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rotogravure

/ˌˈroʊdəgrəˌvjʊər/
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Other forms: rotogravures

Definitions of rotogravure
  1. noun
    printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
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    type of:
    photogravure
    printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
  2. noun
    using photography to produce a plate for printing
    synonyms: photogravure
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    type of:
    gravure
    the act of intaglio printing
  3. noun
    printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press
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    photojournalism
    journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures
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