Gravure (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of intaglio printing.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
An intaglio print produced by gravure.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A printing plate used in the process of gravure.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The printer carefully etched the design onto the gravure, making sure every detail was precise.
- Gravure is a popular method for printing high-quality images on packaging materials.
- The gravure was mounted on a cylinder and rotated at high speed to transfer the ink onto the paper.
- To achieve the desired color, the printer had to carefully calibrate the gravure and the ink levels.
- The company invested in a new gravure press to increase their production capacity and improve print quality.