| NOUN | communication | gravure, intaglio printing, intaglio | a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate |
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| artifact | gravure | a printing plate used in the process of gravure | |
| artifact | gravure, photogravure, heliogravure | an intaglio print produced by gravure | |
| act | gravure | the act of intaglio printing |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | intaglio printing, intaglio | |
| Narrower | photogravure | printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods |
| Broader | printing, printing process | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |
| Spanish | grabado | |
| Meaning | A printing plate used in the process of gravure. | |
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| Broader | engraving | A block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved |
| Meaning | An intaglio print produced by gravure. | |
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| Synonyms | photogravure, heliogravure | |
| Broader | A picture or design printed from an engraving | |
| Meaning | The act of intaglio printing. | |
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| Narrower | photogravure, rotogravure | Using photography to produce a plate / plate for printing |
| Broader | printing | The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution |
| Spanish | fotograbado, grabado | |
| Catalan | gravat | |
| Verbs | engrave | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block |
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