photogravure

[ foh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer ]

noun

1. any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
2. the plate.
3. a print made from it.

photogravure

/ ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə /

noun

1. any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography
2. matter printed from such a plate

Other Words From

• photo·gra·vureist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of photogravure¹

First recorded in 1875–80; photo- + gravure

Word History and Origins

Origin of photogravure¹

C19: from photo- + French gravure engraving

Example Sentences

Using an array of recondite techniques, from photogravure to aquatint, drypoint and spit-biting, they converted Gallagher’s intuitive sketches and collages into carefully composed prints.

From Washington Post

Using an array of recondite techniques, from photogravure to aquatint, drypoint and spit-biting, they converted Gallagher’s intuitive sketches and collages into carefully composed prints.

From Washington Post

An English artist, Cornelia Parker, has revived Talbot’s photogravure process: a sheet of metal is covered in light-sensitive chemicals, then objects are laid directly onto it.

From Economist

Standard tritone printing uses black and two shades of gray; a preferred Steidl technique is to print with three different blacks and two shades of gray, with results that closely mimic the appearance of photogravure.

From The New Yorker

Standard tritone printing uses black and two shades of gray; a preferred Steidl technique is to print with three different blacks and two shades of gray, with results that closely mimic the appearance of photogravure.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• etching
• illustration
• inscription
• lithograph
• woodcut