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Meaning of "photogravure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHOTOGRAVURE

From photo- + French gravure engraving.
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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 PHOTOGRAVURE

photogravure  [ˌfəʊtəʊɡrəˈvjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOGRAVURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photogravure 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 PHOTOGRAVURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

photogravure

Photogravure

Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph.

Definition of photogravure in the English dictionary

The definition of photogravure in the dictionary is any of various methods in which an intaglio plate for printing is produced by the use of photography. Other definition of photogravure is matter printed from such a plate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOGRAVURE


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOGRAVURE

photogeological
photogeologist
photogeology
photoglyph
photoglyphic
photoglyphy
photogram
photogrammetric
photogrammetrist
photogrammetry
photograph
photograph album
photographer
photographic
photographic memory
photographical
photographically
photographist
photography
photoinduced

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOGRAVURE

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 photogravure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photogravure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOGRAVURE

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

Translator English - Chinese

照相
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotograbado
570 millions of speakers

English

photogravure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Photogravure
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضوئى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фотогравюры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fotogravura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাপিবার জন্য ধাতুপট্টে ফটোগ্রাফের নিগেটিভ খোদাই করার প্রণালী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photogravure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photogravure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

photogravüre
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

Photogravure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuật khắc hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Photogravure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fotogravür
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotoincisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fotograwiura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фотогравюри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotogravură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοχαρακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fotogravure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotogravyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photogravure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photogravure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOGRAVURE»

The term «photogravure» is regularly used and occupies the 95.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOGRAVURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photogravure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photogravure» 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 photogravure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOGRAVURE»

Discover the use of photogravure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photogravure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Photogravure: a process handbook
This illustrated technical manual is the first comprehensive book in 95 years de­signed to lead the reader through the process of producing a photogravure print from a black and white negative.
Gary P. Kolb, 1986
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Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process
The subject matter and the treatment are as variable and broad as photography itself. This book's purpose is to demystify and clarify what is a complex but altogether "do-able" photomechanical process using currently available materials.
David Morrish, Marlene MacCallum, 2003
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Kearton's Nature Pictures Beautifully Reproduced in ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Richard Kearton, 2013
4
Tempting the Palette: A Survey of Color Printing Processes
A faint mezzotint-like grain is just visible in this detail PHOTOGRAVURE is A CONTINUOUS-TONE PHOTOMECHANICAL PROCESS very much like collotype , except that it employs an intaglio plate. Its origins are difficult to sort out, but most ...
David Pankow, 2005
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Sailing Boats from Around the World: The Classic 1906 Treatise
Photogravure. The Author. Photogravure. The Author. ,T. S. Helyer. Photogravure . The Author. Photogravure. The Author. Photogravure. The Author. PAGE DESCRIPTIUN. 221. Profile of Mrxlel Yaeht showing novel arrangement stn ...
Henry Coleman Folkard, 2012
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A Concise History of Photography
Original photogravure, c. 1890. 149 Lyddell Sawyer. The Castle Garth, Newcastle . Original photogravure, 1888. 150 George Davison. 'The Onion Field', 1890 ( reproduction). 151 Laeroix. Park-sweeper. Photogravure of a gum print, c . 1900.
Helmut Gernsheim, 1986
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Bulletin - Museums of Art and Archaeology, University of ...
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon, 1987/1. 2(X) Caches at Celilo, 1909, from The North American Indian, 1907-30 Photogravure, 14 x 18.8 cm, 23.4 x 30.5 cm Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon, 1987/1.201 Fort Lapwai, 1910, from ...
University of Michigan. Museum of Art, 1983
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Celebration of Innovation: A History of Autotype 1868-2005
The process continued, however, in both photogravure and photostencil markets. From the 1950s onwards the production of illustrated magazines and colour supplements started to expand and most titles were printed using the photogravure ...
John Moore, Godding D, Levinsohn P, Seaborne S., 2005
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Creative Photography: Aesthetic Trends, 1839-1960
'A Venetian Canal.' Gum print (charcoal colour), 1897 (reproduction) 124 147. 1 16. Lacroix. 'Park Sweeper." Photogravure of a gum print, c. 1900 124 148. 117. Robert Demachy. 'Primavera.' Photogravure of a gum print (red chalk colour), c.
Helmut Gernsheim, 1962
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The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann
New York Public Library Rare Books and Manuscripts Division New York, N.Y. 1 copy of the limited photogravure edition of Roll, Jordan, Roll, 2 copies of the limited photogravure edition of Twenty-Four Portraits of the Faculty of Physicians and ...
Philip Walker Jacobs, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOGRAVURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photogravure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Denver artist recreates famous photographs
He even committed to using the same photogravure method Curtis' printer had mastered. Paul quickly learned it would not be easy. "So many ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
2
Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted
Indicating three photogravure prints with imagery sourced from an unfinished film that he was temporarily forced to abandon as a result of the ... «Artvoice, Jul 15»
3
.Anderson Ranch Art Center's 35th Annual Auction Offers Over 200 …
... of works including a Jessica Stockholder sculpture, a photographic print by Alec Soth, photogravure from Shana and Robert ParkeHarrison, ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
4
Review: Stunning, comprehensive photography survey at Museum …
Among them are Alfred Stieglitz's seminal 1907 photogravure, Steerage, in which the image documents a socially relevant issue, immigration, ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
5
Discover Frome's printing past
Various printing techniques are explained including simple block printing, letterpress printing, photogravure, lithography and offset litho. «Frome Times, Jul 15»
6
"Politically Safe": Obama Admin Resuscitates End-of-Life …
Colour photogravure after the Hon. J. Collier, 1908. CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
7
Elegies for the American Indian
Photogravure is a form of photographic reproduction that gives images a softer, even lyrical tonality, like an etching, only more detailed and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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The Dramatic Imagery of Jessica Lange by Ieva Bluma
J.L.: I really love old printing techniques, and I am now working with a photogravure series. Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking or ... «The Eye of Photography, Jul 15»
9
Following her instincts
In recent years, Mason and Mackie have been creating prints using a technique called Solarplate, a photogravure method developed by Dan ... «Commons, Jul 15»
10
Art review: Photography – A Victorian Sensation
... patented the process of engraving a photographic image directly onto a metal printing plate, or photogravure, a technology still widely used. «Scotsman, Jun 15»

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