PHOTOGRAVURE


Meaning of PHOTOGRAVURE in English

[ ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)gra'vjʊə ]

■ noun a printing process in which the type or image is produced from a photographic negative transferred to a metal plate and etched in.

Origin

C19: from Fr., from photo- 'relating to light' + gravure 'engraving'.

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