| NOUN | communication | intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure | a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate |
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| 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, gravure | |
| 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 | |
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