engraving

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.

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engraving

Noun

1. a printing surface that has been engraved

2. a print made from this

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Engraving

See also art; ornamentation.

acrography

the art or technique of carving a wood block in relief. — acrographer, n. — acrographic, acrographical, adj.

burinist

an engraver, usually in metal. Also called graver.

cameography

the art or technique of engraving cameos.

dactylioglyph

1. the name of the engraver inscribed on a gemstone or finger ring.
2. an artist who engraves precious stones and metals. Also dactylioglyphist.

dactylioglyphy

the art of engraving gemstones and finger rings.

dactyliography

the art of engraving gemstones. — dactyliographer, n. — dactyliographic, adj.

ectypography

a form of engraving in which the design is in relief instead of being sunk.

galvanography

the use of chemically induced electric current rather than chemicals to produce plates for copperplate engraving. — galvanograph, n. — galvanographic, ad).

glyptograph

1. an engraving on a gemstone or other small object.
2. the stone or object engraved.

glyptology

1. the art of engraving, especially on gems.
2. the study of this art.

lithoglyph

1. an engraving or carving on a gem stone.
2. the stone thus engraved. — lithoglyphic, lithoglyptic, adj.

lithoglypher

Obsolete, an engraver of precious stones.

lithoglyptics

the art of engraving or carving precious stones. — lithoglyptic, adj.

medalist

an engraver, designer, or maker of medals. See also honors and regalia.

photoglyphy

photogravure or the process of engraving by means of photography. — photoglyphic, adj.

photogravure

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.

photolithography

the process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure. — photolithographer, n. — photolithographic, adj.

siderography

a technique of engraving on steel plates, often used in the printing of banknotes. — siderograph, siderographist, n. — siderographic, siderographical, adj.

stylography

the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. — stylographic, stylographical, adj.

xylography

the art of engraving on wood for printing. — xylographer, n. — xylographic, xylographical, adj.

zincography

the process of engraving on zinc or of printing from a zinc plate. — zincographer, n. — zincographic, zincographical, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	engraving - 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 etching 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

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engraving

noun 1. print, block, impression, carving, etching, inscription, plate, woodcut, dry point

noun 2. cutting, carving, etching, inscribing, chiselling, inscription, chasing, dry point, enchasing (rare)

Translations

engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] n → grabado

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engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] n → gravure f

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engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] engrave n → Stich m

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engraving [ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ] n → incisione f