[foh-tuh-gruh-vyoo
r, -grey-vyer] 
| 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. |
| pho·to·gra·vure (fō'tə-grə-vyŏŏr') n. The process of printing from an intaglio plate, etched according to a photographic image. |