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Definition of Gravure
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Intaglio, Intaglio Printing
Generic synonyms: Printing, Printing Process
Specialized synonyms: Photogravure
Generic synonyms: Printing, Printing Process
Specialized synonyms: Photogravure
2. Noun. A printing plate used in the process of gravure.
Generic synonyms: Engraving
3. Noun. An intaglio print produced by gravure.
4. Noun. The act of intaglio printing.
Definition of Gravure
1. Noun. (arts printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gravure
1. a printing process [n -S]