photogravure

Definition of Photogravure in English :

1. photogravure

printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods

2. gravure, heliogravure, photogravure

an intaglio print produced by gravure

3. photogravure, rotogravure

using photography to produce a plate for printing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Photogravure

noun

1.

any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography

2.

matter printed from such a plate

noun

1.

a photochemical process by which photographs are reproduced on intaglio printing plates or cylinders

2.

a plate or cylinder so made

3.

a print from such a plate, usually with a satinlike finish

n.

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