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gravure vs rotogravure

rotogravure vs gravure

gravure and rotogravure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gravure Yes No No No
rotogravure Yes No No No
As nouns, rotogravure is a hyponym of gravure; that is, rotogravure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gravure:
  • gravure: the act of intaglio printing
  • rotogravure: using photography to produce a plate for printing
Other hyponyms of gravure include photogravure.
gravure (noun) rotogravure (noun)
the act of intaglio printing using photography to produce a plate for printing
an intaglio print produced by gravure printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
a printing plate used in the process of gravure printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press
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 gravure and rotogravure

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