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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