photogravure

(fōt′ō grə vyo̵or)

noun

  1. a photochemical process by which photographs are reproduced on intaglio printing plates or cylinders
  2. a plate or cylinder so made
  3. a print from such a plate, usually with a satinlike finish

Origin: Fr < photo (contr. < photographe < photograph) + gravure, engraving < graver: see engrave

See photogravure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The process of printing from an intaglio plate, etched according to a photographic image.

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