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rotogravure

ro·to·gra·vure [ rtəgrə vyr ] (plural ro·to·gra·vures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. printing process with rotary press: a printing process in which images are etched photomechanically onto copper cylinders mounted in a rotary press, from which they are printed onto a moving web of paper

2. something printed by rotogravure process: something printed using rotogravure, e.g. a magazine or a photographic section of a newspaper

[Early 20th century. < German Rotogravur, corporation name]
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