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photogravure vs intaglio printing

intaglio printing vs photogravure

photogravure and intaglio printing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
photogravure Yes No No No
intaglio printing Yes No No No
As nouns, intaglio printing is a hypernym of photogravure; that is, intaglio printing is a word with a broader meaning than photogravure:
  • photogravure: printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
  • intaglio 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
Other hypernyms of photogravure include gravure, intaglio.
photogravure (noun) intaglio printing (noun)
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 photogravure and intaglio printing

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