Noun: photogravure ,fow-tu-gru'vyûr
- Printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
"The limited edition art book featured stunning photogravure illustrations"
- An intaglio print produced by gravure
"The museum displayed a collection of rare photogravure prints";
- gravure, heliogravure
- Using photography to produce a plate for printing
"The magazine's high-quality images were produced using photogravure techniques";
- rotogravure
Derived forms: photogravures
Type of: gravure, intaglio, intaglio printing, print
Encyclopedia: Photogravure