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heliogravure

American  
[hee-lee-oh-gruh-vyoor, -uh-grey-vyoor] / ˌhi li oʊ grəˈvyʊər, -əˈgreɪ vyʊər /

Etymology

Origin of heliogravure

From French, dating back to 1875–80; helio-, gravure

Example Sentences

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After considerable experimental work, involving several methods and several firms, the making of the heliogravure plates and the hand-press prints was entrusted to The Photogravure and Color Company of New York City.

From Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector by Keeler, James Edward

The heliogravure reproduction of the Trifid nebula is No. 55.

From Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector by Keeler, James Edward

Here the illustrations are facsimile reproductions by Amand-Durand's heliogravure process, and their delicacy is perfectly seen.

From English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books by Sketchley, Rose Esther Dorothea

The collection also includes Millet's lithograph, The Sower, and his rare heliogravure, Maternal Precaution.

From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Breck, Joseph