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rotogravure (n.)

1913, from German Rotogravur (originally, in full, Deutsche Tiefdrück Gesellschaft), said to blend two corporate names, Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur A.G. Etymologically, the roots are Latin rota "wheel, roller" (see rotary) and French gravure "engraving" (see gravure). The process was used for printing photo sections of newspapers and magazines, so that the word came to be used for these.

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Definitions of rotogravure from WordNet

rotogravure (n.)
printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press;
rotogravure (n.)
printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press;
rotogravure (n.)
using photography to produce a plate for printing;
Synonyms: photogravure
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