gravure
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1. the act of intaglio printing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | printing, |
| definition | : | the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | photogravure, rotogravure, |
| definition | : | using photography to produce a plate for printing (noun.act) |
2. an intaglio print produced by gravure (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | print, |
| definition | : | a picture or design printed from an engraving (noun.artifact) |
3. a printing plate used in the process of gravure (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | engraving, |
| definition | : | a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved (noun.artifact) |
4. 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 (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | printing, printing process, |
| definition | : | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | photogravure, |
| definition | : | printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods (noun.communication) |
5. the act of intaglio printing (noun.act)
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