Rotogravure Definition
rōtə-grə-vyo͝or
noun
A printing process using photogravure cylinders on a rotary press.
Webster's New World
A print or newspaper pictorial section printed by this process.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Rotogravure
Noun
Singular:
rotogravure
Plural:
rotogravuresOrigin of Rotogravure
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From German Rotogravur, derived from the Berlin printing firm Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft, the name of which is conjectured to be a portmanteau of Rotophot and Deutshe Photogravur.
From Wiktionary
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Latin rota wheel ret- in Indo-European roots gravure
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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