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gravure

  (grə-vyʊr') pronunciation
n.
    1. A method of printing with etched plates or cylinders; intaglio printing.
    2. Photogravure.
    1. A plate used in the process of gravure.
    2. A reproduction produced by gravure.

[French, from graver, to engrave, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]


 
 
WordNet: gravure
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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #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
  Synonyms: intaglio printing, intaglio

Meaning #2: a printing plate used in the process of gravure

Meaning #3: an intaglio print produced by gravure
  Synonyms: photogravure, heliogravure

Meaning #4: intaglio printing


 
Translations: Translations for: Gravure

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gravering

Nederlands (Dutch)
fotogravure

Français (French)
n. - gravure

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kupfer- od. Stahlstich, Klischeedruck

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γκραβούρα

Italiano (Italian)
fotoincisione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gravura (f), fotogravura (f)

Русский (Russian)
гравюра, эстамп

Español (Spanish)
n. - calcografía, fotograbado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - djuptryck

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
凹版印刷, 影印版, 照相凹版

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 凹版印刷, 影印版, 照相凹版

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그라비어 인쇄, 그라비어 사진

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - グラビア印刷, グラビア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحفر الزنكوغرافي, كليشيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חריטה תשליל צילומי על לוח מתכת כדי להדפיסו, פיתוח, הדפס גלופה‬


 
 

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