photogravure

pho·to·gra·vure

 (fō′tə-grə-vyo͝or′)

n.

The process of printing from an intaglio plate, etched according to a photographic image.

photogravure

(ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə)

n

1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) matter printed from such a plate

Former name: heliogravure

[C19: from photo- + French gravure engraving]

pho•to•gra•vure

(ˌfoʊ tə grəˈvyʊər, -ˈgreɪ vyər)

n.

1. a process, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.

2. the plate itself.

3. a print made from it.

[1875–80]

pho`to•gra•vure′ist, n.

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.

See also: Photography

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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.

See also: Engraving

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	photogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods gravure, intaglio, intaglio printing - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print rotogravure - printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
	2.	photogravure - an intaglio print produced by gravure heliogravure, gravure print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
	3.	photogravure - using photography to produce a plate for printing rotogravure gravure - the act of intaglio printing

Translations

photogravure

[ˌfəʊtəgrəˈvjʊəʳ] N → fotograbado m

photogravure

n → Fotogravüre f, → Heliogravüre f

photogravure

[ˌfəʊtəʊgrəˈvjʊəʳ] n → fotoincisione f