rotogravure

/,routəgrə'vjuə/
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rotogravure

A newspaper page features a detailed rotogravure photograph of a city skyline.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A printing process: A method of printing that uses photography to create an image on a metal cylinder (plate) for use on a rotary press. The image is transferred from this photogravure plate to the paper.
    • Printed material: The text and pictures, often in a newspaper supplement or magazine section, that are produced using the rotogravure printing process.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Printing Process):

    • The high-quality color images in the magazine were produced using rotogravure.
    • Rotogravure is often used for long print runs of catalogs and packaging.

  • Noun (Printed Material):

    • He collected the Sunday rotogravure to look at the photographs.
    • The advertisement appeared in a glossy rotogravure section.
Advanced Usage
  • Technical Context: In publishing and printing industries, "rotogravure" specifically denotes the combination of photogravure (an intaglio process where the image is etched into the plate) with a rotary web press for high-speed, high-volume printing.
    • The company invested in a new rotogravure press for its packaging division.
Variants and Related Words
  • Photogravure (n): A similar intaglio printing process from an etched copper plate, often used for fine art prints. Rotogravure is a rotary, industrial adaptation of this process.
  • Gravure (n): A common shortened form of "rotogravure," especially in commercial printing contexts (e.g., gravure printing, gravure cylinder).
Synonyms
  • Gravure printing: The general term for intaglio printing processes, including rotogravure.
  • Intaglio printing: The broader category of printing where the image area is recessed below the surface of the plate.
Related Phrases
  • Rotogravure press: The specific type of rotary printing press used in this process.
    • The newspaper installed a new rotogravure press for its weekend edition.
rotogravure

A newspaper page features a detailed rotogravure photograph of a city skyline.

Noun
  1. using photography to produce a plate for printing
  2. printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press
  3. printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press

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