photoengraving

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
2. (countable) A plate or reproduction made using this process.

Verb

present participle and gerund of photoengrave

photoengrave

To make a photoengraving of an image

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Synonyms

halftone

photomechanical process

halftone engraving

photoetching

process engraving

photographic stencil

gravure

photomechanical plate making

photolithography

photochemical engraving

Translations

fotograbado

fotogravat

Kupferlichtdruck

Lichtdruck

Rotationstiefdruck

Zinkotypie

Photozinkographie

fotomechanische Matrizenherstellung

rotocalco

rotogravura

bakır merdane baskısı

النقش الصوري

rotogravür

gravat al buit

Etymology

From photo- + engraving.