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Meaning of "gravure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAVURE

From French, from graver to engrave, of Germanic origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVURE

gravure  [ɡrəˈvjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gravure is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gravure

Rotogravure

Rotogravure is a type of intaglio printing process, which involves engraving the image onto an image carrier. In gravure printing, the image is engraved onto a cylinder because, like offset printing and flexography, it uses a rotary printing press. Once a staple of newspaper photo features, the rotogravure process is still used for commercial printing of magazines, postcards, and corrugated product packaging.

Definition of gravure in the English dictionary

The definition of gravure in the dictionary is matter printed by this process.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVURE


allure
əˈljʊə
autogravure
ˌɔːtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə
brochure
ˈbrəʊʃjʊə
continua
kənˈtɪnjʊə
continuer
kənˈtɪnjʊə
cure
kjʊə
dure
djʊə
heliogravure
ˌhiːlɪəʊɡrəˈvjʊə
jaguar
ˈdʒæɡjʊə
manicure
ˈmænɪˌkjʊə
mature
məˈtjʊə
nervure
ˈnɜːvjʊə
Nicaragua
ˌnɪkəˈræɡjʊə
Papua
ˈpæpjʊə
photogravure
ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə
pure
pjʊə
pyrogravure
ˌpaɪrəʊɡrəˈvjʊə
rotogravure
ˌrəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə
secure
sɪˈkjʊə
you´re
jʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVURE

gravitational wave
gravitationally
gravitative
gravities
gravitino
gravitometer
graviton
gravity
gravity anomaly
gravity cell
gravity dam
gravity fault
gravity platform
gravity scale
gravity wave
gravlax
Gravol
gravy
gravy boat
gravy train

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
be sure
capture
culture
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
for good measure
for the foreseeable future
furniture
future
in the foreseeable future
in the picture
leisure
literature
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of gravure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gravure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVURE

Find out the translation of gravure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gravure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凹印
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huecograbado
570 millions of speakers

English

gravure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gravure
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глубокой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rotogravura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gravure
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gravure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gravure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiefdruck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラビア印刷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그라비아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gravure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống đồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gravure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागमोडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gravür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rotocalco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wklęsłego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глибокої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gravura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκραβούρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dyptrykk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVURE»

The term «gravure» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gravure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gravure» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gravure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVURE»

Discover the use of gravure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hand Book on Printing Technology (Offset, Gravure, Flexo, ...
Keeping this fact in view we have made a sincere effort to provide the latest printing techniques in this book and hope that it will be very helpful to new entrants as well as established one .
Niir Board, 2002
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Handbook of Print Media: Technologies and Production Methods
2.2.1 Process 360 2.2.1.7 2.2.1.1 Gravure Cylinder Manufacture 360 2.2.1.8 2.2. 1.2 Gravure Cylinder Imaging 363 2.2.1.9 2.2.1.3 Storage and Changing of Gravure 2.2.1.10 Cylinders 366 2.2.2 2.2.1.4 Impression Roller 368 2.2.3 2.2.1.5 Inking ...
Helmut Kipphan, 2001
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New ways of gravure: innovative techniques of printmaking ...
A noted artist describes both old and contemporary techniques for making prints and their use in creating works of art
Stanley William Hayter, 1981
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The Effect of Substrate Properties on Print Attributes for ...
Gravure is the major printing process used for publication printing.
Yu Ju Wu, 2008
5
Gravure and grace: the engravings of Roger Vieillard : ...
This is the first book in English on one of the greatest French engravers of the twentieth century, incorporating a biographical memoir of the artist by his friend, the distinguished French academic Marc Fumaroli (College de France), a ...
Peter Michael Stephan Hacker, Roger Vieillard, Ashmolean Museum, 1993
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Production for Graphic Designers
Although related to earlier intaglio methods of printing, such as etching and copper engraving, gravure is a relatively recent process, invented in the middle of the 19th century by photographer Fox Talbot, as a means of reproducing continuous ...
Alan Pipes, 2005
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Catalogue illustré des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, ...
1812. — Roses trémières. 1813. — Pavots. 1814. — Marronniers en fleurs. 1815. — Ronces. 1816. — Clématites. ECKMANN (O.). 1817. — Les cygnes (gravure sur bois). ERTZ (E.). 1818. — Quatre épreuves de monochromes. FLEURY (M.) ...
Société nationale des beaux-arts (France). Salon, 1895
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Printing Technology for Flexible Substrates
1.4 Gravure printing Gravure printing is a type of letterpress printing. Ink is applied to a cylindrical stamp having a topological pattern on its surface. The ink on the convex areas of the stamp is scraped off, and then the ink remaining in the  ...
‎2006
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1997 economic census: Manufacturing and mining. Numerical ...
3231 1 1 3 LABEL AND WRAPPER PRINTING (GRAVURE) 3231 1 131 Label printing (gravure) 3231 1 131 1 1 Label printing (gravure), custom and stock labels, including bordered, made of paper, flat (except pressure-sensitive) 3231 1  ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1999
10
1997 economic census, manufacturing, subject series
... printing (gravure)Con. 32311132 Wrapper printing (gravure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N X X 197 730 Н Х Х Н 3231113231 Printed rolls and sheets for packaging purposes (printing only) (gravure), made of paper (singleweb) .
United States. Bureau of the Census, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bobst Italia Highlights Gravure and Lamination Technologies at …
Gravure printing was, however, just one of the processes visitors to the BOBST stand at Converflex could discuss with the specialists who were ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»
2
GSE Dispensing at Labelexpo Europe 2015
The dispensers cater for the full range of ink sets and volumes commonly required in flexo, gravure and screen package printing. «Graphic Repro, Jul 15»
3
Lumenco Signs First Dycyfer License and Distribution Agreement for …
... in a viable production method, including offset web, gravure, and flexography," said Mark Raymond, Founder and Chief Technology Officer. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
4
Australian expansion for Petone print business Gravure Packaging
Gravure Packaging managing director Greg Chapman with Australian Packaging directors Dianne Anderson and Ray Cranfield in the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
60 things to love about Rolling Meadows
Some of the earliest businesses included Acme Gravure Services, Heineman Creameries Company and Polymer Corporation. These days, the ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
NPES Receives Reaccreditation by the American National …
... mailing and fulfillment, and digital, inkjet, offset, flexo, gravure, and hybrid technologies, products and services trade show and conference in the Americas. «American Printer Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Pakistan's Flexible and Carton Packaging Industries Participate in …
"We have important customers in Pakistan, with a number of BOBST gravure printing, laminating and metallizing equipment installations for ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»
8
Firstan banks on business boost with colour certification
Brand owners and retailers use pressSign on litho, flexo, gravure and digital. Becoming a POS-certified printer involves training on colour ... «printweek.com, Jul 15»
9
Ryerson University's Sylvia Ma wins Sinapse Print Simulators …
Sinapse Print Simulators (Saint-Aubin, France) is the world's leading supplier of print training simulators for flexo, gravure and offset presses. «Graphic Arts Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Matthews International Corp EVP Sells $420094.62 in Stock (MATW)
The Graphics Imaging segment manufactures and provides brand solutions, printing plates, gravure cylinders, pre-press services and imaging ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gravure [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gravure>. Apr 2024 ».
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