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photogravure vs intaglio

intaglio vs photogravure

photogravure and intaglio both are nouns.

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

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