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photogravure definition

photo·gra·vure (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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