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engraving
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en·grav·ing  (n-grvng)
n.
1. The art or technique of one that engraves.
2. A design or text engraved on a surface.
3. An engraved surface for printing.
4. A print made from an engraved plate or block.

engraving
Noun
1. a printing surface that has been engraved
2. a print made from this

Engraving
See also art; ornamentation.

the art or technique of carving a wood block in relief. — acrographer, n. — acrographic, acrographical, adj.
an engraver, usually in metal. Also called graver.
the art or technique of engraving cameos.
1. the name of the engraver inscribed on a gemstone or finger ring.
2. an artist who engraves precious stones and metals. Also dactylioglyphist.
the art of engraving gemstones and finger rings.
the art of engraving gemstones. — dactyliographer, n. — dactyliographic, adj.
a form of engraving in which the design is in relief instead of being sunk.
the use of chemically induced electric current rather than chemicals to produce plates for copperplate engraving. — galvanograph, n. — galvanographic, ad).
1. an engraving on a gemstone or other small object.
2. the stone or object engraved.
1. the art of engraving, especially on gems.
2. the study of this art.
1. an engraving or carving on a gem stone.
2. the stone thus engraved. — lithoglyphic, lithoglyptic, adj.
Obsolete, an engraver of precious stones.
the art of engraving or carving precious stones. — lithoglyptic, adj.
an engraver, designer, or maker of medals. See also honors and regalia.
photogravure or the process of engraving by means of photography. — photoglyphic, adj.
1. a form of photoengraving in which the photograph is reproduced on an intaglio surface and then transferred to paper.
2. the photograph produced by this process.
the process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure. — photolithographer, n. — photolithographic, adj.
a technique of engraving on steel plates, often used in the printing of banknotes. — siderograph, siderographist, n. — siderographic, siderographical, adj.
the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. — stylographic, stylographical, adj.
the art of engraving on wood for printing. — xylographer, n. — xylographic, xylographical, adj.
the process of engraving on zinc or of printing from a zinc plate. — zincographer, n. — zincographic, zincographical, adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.engravingengraving - a print made from an engraving
dry point - a print produced by dry point engraving
etching - an impression made from an etched plate
halftone - a print obtained from photoengraving
line engraving, linecut - a print obtained from a line drawing
print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
steel engraving - an impression taken from an engraved steel plate
wood engraving, woodcut - a print made from a woodcut
2.engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
copperplate engraving, copperplate - an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
etching - an etched plate made with the use of acid
gravure - a printing plate used in the process of gravure
halftone engraving, photoengraving, halftone - an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
line block, line engraving, linecut - engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
steel engraving - engraving on a steel plate
wood block, wood engraving, woodcut - engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
3.engraving - making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
printmaking - artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
steel engraving - the act of engraving on a steel plate
aquatint - a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

engraving
Translations
Spanish engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] ngrabado
French engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] ngravure f
German engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] engrave nStich m
Italian engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] nincisione f

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