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intaglio vs photogravure

photogravure vs intaglio

intaglio and photogravure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intaglio Yes No No No
photogravure Yes No No No
As nouns, photogravure is a hyponym of intaglio; that is, photogravure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intaglio:
  • 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
  • photogravure: printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
Other hyponyms of intaglio include cerography.
intaglio (noun) photogravure (noun)
glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) using photography to produce a plate for printing
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 an intaglio print produced by gravure
printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
Difference between intaglio and photogravure

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