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ro·to·gra·vure 
[roh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer] Pronunciation Key
[roh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder. |
| 2. | a print made by this process. |
| 3. | a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process; magazine section. |
[Origin: 1910–15; < G Rotogravur, orig. in the name of a Berlin printing firm (Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft), allegedly formed from the names of two other firms, Rotophot and Deutshe Photogravur AG; cf. photogravure, rotary]
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| ro·to·gra·vure
(rō'tə-grə-vyŏŏr') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots + gravure.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
rotogravure
rotogravure
1913, from Ger. Rotogravur (originally, in full, Deutsche Tiefdrück Gesellschaft), said to blend two corporate names, Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur A.G. Etymologically, the roots are L. rota "wheel, roller" and Fr. gravure "engraving." The process was used for printing photo sections of newpapers and magazines, so that the word came to be used for these.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| rotogravure | |
noun | |
| 1. | printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press |
| 2. | printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press |
| 3. | using photography to produce a plate for printing [syn: photogravure] |
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