gravure
English
Etymology
Short for rotogravure.
Noun
gravure (countable and uncountable, plural gravures)
- (art, printing) A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
- (Japan) A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography.
Derived terms
Translations
printing method
See also
- Rotogravure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- gravure idol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gravure f (plural gravures)
- engraving [From late 18th c.]
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gravure f (plural gravures)
- engraving
- (computing) burning (optical disc)
- A printing method using as printing form an engraved cylinder.
Further reading
- “gravure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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