rotogravure (redirected from rotogravures)

ro·to·gra·vure  (rt-gr-vyr)

n.

1. An intaglio printing process in which letters and pictures are transferred from an etched copper cylinder to a web of paper, plastic, or similar material in a rotary press.

2. Printed material, such as a newspaper section, produced by this process.

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[Latin rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots + gravure.]

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rotogravure [ˌrəʊtəʊgrəˈvjʊə]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a printing process using a cylinder etched with many small recesses, from which ink is transferred to a moving web of paper, plastic, etc., in a rotary press

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printed material produced in this way, esp magazines Often shortened to roto

[from Latin rota wheel + gravure]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rotogravure - printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press photogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
	2.	rotogravure - printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press photojournalism - journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures newspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
	3.	rotogravure - using photography to produce a plate for printing photogravure gravure - the act of intaglio printing

Translations

rotogravure

n → Kupferdruck m