photogravure

[ foh-tuh-gruh-vyoo r, -grey-vyer ]
/ ˌfoʊ tə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər /
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noun

any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
the plate.
a print made from it.

Origin of photogravure

First recorded in 1875–80; photo- + gravure

OTHER WORDS FROM photogravure

pho·to·gra·vure·ist, noun

Words nearby photogravure

photogrammetry, photograph, photographer, photographic, photography, photogravure, photoheliograph, photoinactivation, photoinduced, photoionization, photoisomerization

Words related to photogravure

illustration, inscription, etching, lithograph, woodcut, engraving, reproduction, impression, scratch, cutting, print, chasing, intaglio, mezzotint, rotogravure, blocking, photoengraving, imprint, transferring

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British Dictionary definitions for photogravure

photogravure
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə) /

noun

any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography
matter printed from such a plate
Former name: heliogravure

Word Origin for photogravure

C19: from photo- + French gravure engraving