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View synonyms for photogravure
photogravure
[ foh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer ]
noun
- any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
- the plate.
- a print made from it.
photogravure
/ ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə /
noun
- any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography
- matter printed from such a plate
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- photo·gra·vureist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photogravure1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photogravure1
C19: from photo- + French gravure engraving
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Example Sentences
All photogravure plate makers of the present time have more or less copied the process of Fox Talbot.
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With a Frontispiece in Photogravure and 16 other Illustrations.
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Illustrated with a series of portraits in etching and photogravure.
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With photogravure frontispiece and sixty-five illustrations.
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Illustrated with facsimile letters and photogravure frontispiece.
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