English noun: gravure | |||
| 1. | gravure (communication) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | intaglio, intaglio printing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | printing, printing process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | photogravure | ||
| 2. | gravure (artifact) a printing plate used in the process of gravure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engraving | ||
| 3. | gravure (artifact) an intaglio print produced by gravure | ||
| Synonyms | heliogravure, photogravure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | |||
| 4. | gravure (act) the act of intaglio printing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | printing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | photogravure, rotogravure | ||