intaglio

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.

Verb

To engrave or etch using intaglio.

Opposite of

relief printing

Synonyms

diaglyph

gravure

intaglio printing

concave

concavity

etch

poke

re-entrant

sunken

hollow relief

carving

notch board

cavetto

dished

engrave

engraving

Translations

Tiefdruck

intaille

intaglio

oyma

entalhe

εγγλυφή

κοίλος

σκάλισμα

concave

héliogravure

concavo

concaaf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian intaglio, from intagliare (“to engrave”).