photoengravingn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊᵻnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/, /ˌfəʊtəʊɛnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊᵻnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/, /ˈˌfoʊdoʊɛnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/; see also engrave v. Printing.
A process by which an image is photographically transferred to a plate for printing in such a way that either the light or the dark areas become susceptible to attack by an etchant; spec. such a process in which the plate is for relief printing, the non-printing areas being etched (contrasted with photogravure). Also: a plate or print made in this way.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > photomechanical or process printing > [noun] > other processes
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1864 Sci. Amer. 30 Jan. 66/3 In photo-engraving the process of Mr. Dallas is the great fact of the year.
1881 Athenæum 19 Mar. 401/3 A photo-engraving..enlarged from a photograph.., which is a fine example of photo-engraving.
1937 Technol. Trends & National Policy iii. iii. 236 This has made possible the use of thinner and less expensive papers than those formerly demanded for the printing of three-color halftones by the older photoengraving processes.
1962 M. McLuhan Gutenberg Galaxy 165 He hit on the discovery that technological media like writing, papyrus, radio, photoengraving, and such are themselves wealth.
1971 R. Brewer Approach to Print ii. 31 Most commercial printers find it more convenient to use the specialised equipment and crafts of photo-engraving as an outside service.
1996 B. Sterling Holy Fire 21 Mia tarried, gazing across the bright rows of funereal photoengravings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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