gravure
(noun)
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): intaglio
Definition categories: communication, printing
2. a printing plate used in the process of gravure
Definition categories: man–made, engraving
3. an intaglio print produced by gravure
Similar word(s): heliogravure, photogravure
Definition categories: man–made, print
4. the act of intaglio printing