photogravure

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ gravure

Noun

photogravure (countable and uncountable, plural photogravures)

1. (uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
2. (countable) A print so made.

Synonyms

• rotogravure

Translations

intalglio process

• Irish: fótaghrábháil f

print

Verb

photogravure (third-person singular simple present photogravures, present participle photogravuring, simple past and past participle photogravured)

1. To print by this process.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

photogravure f (plural photogravures)

1. photogravure

Further reading

• “photogravure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.