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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•to•gra•vure /ˌroʊtəgrəˈvyʊr, -ˈgreɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Printing[uncountable] a process by which pictures, etc., are printed from a copper cylinder.
- Printing[countable] a print made by this process.
- Printing[countable] a section of a newspaper with pages printed by this process;
magazine section.
See -rota-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•to•gra•vure (rō′tə grə vyŏŏr′, -grā′vyər),USA pronunciation n. - Printinga photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
- Printinga print made by this process.
- Printinga section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed by the rotogravure process;
magazine section.
- German Rotogravur, origin, originally in the name of a Berlin printing firm (Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft), allegedly formed from the names of two other firms, Rotophot and Deutshe Photogravur AG; compare photogravure, rotary
- 1910–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rotogravure /ˌrəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə/ n - a printing process using a cylinder etched with many small recesses, from which ink is transferred to a moving web of paper, plastic, etc, in a rotary press
- printed material produced in this way, esp magazines
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin rota wheel + gravure |