grəˈvyu̇(ə)r, grāˈv, -u̇ə noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from graver to engrave (from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German graban to dig, engrave) + -ure — more at grave
1.
a. : a process for producing an intaglio printing plate on wood, copper, or other material (as by means of a burin)
the process of gravure , including in that generic term all forms of art which get their effect from the incision of a groove on some resistant material … thus includes drypoint and mezzotint, burin engraving and all forms of etching — Herbert Read
— often used in combination
b. : a plate made by such a process or a print from it
2.
[by shortening]
: photogravure