gravure

Noun
  1. A printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate;
    The plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print (synset 106691529)
    is a type of: printing, printing process - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    subtypes: photogravure - printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
    same as: intaglio, intaglio printing
  2. A printing plate used in the process of gravure (synset 103460867)
    is a type of: engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
  3. An intaglio print produced by gravure (synset 103460746)
    is a type of: print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
    same as: heliogravure, photogravure
  4. The act of intaglio printing (synset 101105279)
    is a type of: printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
    subtypes: photogravure, rotogravure - using photography to produce a plate for printing

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