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Definition of: photogravure
(fō′tō·grə·vy
r′, -grāv′yər) noun
1. The process of producing an intaglio plate for printing in which there are no sharp incised lines, but minute depressions, the deep parts producing the shadows, and the high parts showing white.
2. A picture produced from such a plate. [<F]
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