rotogravure
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rotogravure — [ rɔtɔgravyr ] n. f. • 1914; de roto , du lat. rotare, et gravure ♦ Techn. Procédé d héliogravure sur cylindre, permettant le tirage sur rotative. ● rotogravure nom féminin Héliogravure tramée. ⇒ROTOGRAVURE, subst. fém. ARTS GRAPH. Synon. peu us … Encyclopédie Universelle
rotogravure — 1913, from Ger. Rotogravur (originally, in full, Deutsche Tiefdrück Gesellschaft), said to blend two corporate names, Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur A.G. Etymologically, the roots are L. rota wheel, roller (see ROTARY (Cf. rotary)) and Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
rotogravure — ☆ rotogravure [rōt΄ə grə vyoor′, rōt′ə grāv΄yər ] n. [< L rota, wheel + GRAVURE] 1. a printing process using photogravure cylinders on a rotary press 2. a print or newspaper pictorial section printed by this process … English World dictionary
Rotogravure — Gravure may also refer to Gravure idol . Rotogravure (roto or gravure for short) is a type of intaglio printing process, in that it involves engraving the image onto an image carrier. In gravure printing, the image is engraved onto a copper… … Wikipedia
rotogravure — noun Etymology: German Rotogravur, blend of Latin rota wheel and German Photogravur photogravure Date: 1913 1. photogravure 2. a section of a newspaper devoted to rotogravure pictures … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rotogravure — Héliogravure L héliogravure ou rotogravure est un procédé d impression particulièrement adapté aux très longs tirages où une haute qualité de reproduction est exigée. Sommaire 1 Procédé 2 Utilisation 3 Les problématiques de production … Wikipédia en Français
rotogravure — /roh teuh greuh vyoor , gray vyeuhr/, n. 1. a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder. 2. a print made by this process. 3. a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed… … Universalium
rotogravure — ro•to•gra•vure [[t]ˌroʊ tə grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər[/t]] n. 1) pri a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder 2) pri a print made by this process 3) pri a section of a newspaper… … From formal English to slang
rotogravure printing — ▪ printing system of printing based on the transfer of fluid ink from depressions in a printing plate to the paper. It is an intaglio process, so called because the design to be printed is etched or engraved below the surface of the… … Universalium
rotogravure — Synonyms and related words: albertype, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, electronography, electrostatic printing, graphic arts, gravure, halftone engraving, history of printing, job printing … Moby Thesaurus
