photogravure

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
  2. noun an intaglio print produced by gravure
  3. noun using photography to produce a plate for printing

Etymology

From photo- + gravure.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
intaglio printing
Narrower (hyponyms)
rotogravure

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