rotogravure

[ roh-tuh-gruh-vyoor, -grey-vyer ]
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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.

  1. a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process; magazine section.

Origin of rotogravure

1
1910–15; <German Rotogravur, originally 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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British Dictionary definitions for rotogravure

rotogravure

/ (ˌrəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə) /


noun
  1. a printing process using a cylinder etched with many small recesses, from which ink is transferred to a moving web of paper, plastic, etc, in a rotary press

  2. printed material produced in this way, esp magazines

Origin of rotogravure

1
C20: from Latin rota wheel + gravure
  • Often shortened to: roto

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