n. A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as photogravure.
n. A print or plate produced by photogravure.
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n. 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
n. an intaglio print produced by gravure
n. a printing plate used in the process of gravure
n. the act of intaglio printing
Word Usage
"Atsuko Maeda, 17, a member of idol group AKB48, on Sunday held an event to introduce her first "gravure" photo book at Fukuya-shoten book shop in Ginza."