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rotogravure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
ro-togravure
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.

Uncountable

noun

A print made by such a method.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 Deutsche Photogravur.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rotogravures (plural)

Derived Forms

rotogravurist

Frequently Paired Words

gravure

Synonyms

photogravure

Questions

What does rotogravure mean?
A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
Where does rotogravure come from?
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 Deutsche Photogravur.

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