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cerography vs intaglio

intaglio vs cerography

cerography and intaglio both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cerography Yes No No No
intaglio Yes No No No
As nouns, intaglio is a hypernym of cerography; that is, intaglio is a word with a broader meaning than cerography:
  • cerography: the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping.
  • intaglio: 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
Other hypernyms of cerography include gravure, intaglio printing.
cerography (noun) intaglio (noun)
the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping. glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
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
Difference between cerography and intaglio

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