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View synonyms for photoengraving

photoengraving

[ foh-toh-en-grey-ving ]

noun

  1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  2. a plate so produced.
  3. a print made from it.


photoengraving

/ ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ /

noun

  1. a photomechanical process for producing letterpress printing plates
  2. a plate made by this process
  3. a print made from such a plate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of photoengraving1

First recorded in 1870–75; photo- + engraving
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Example Sentences

Other departments of the printing industry are photoengraving, stereotyping, electrotyping, and lithographing.

That was the photoengraving place that you talked about, wasn't it, in your testimony?

There are about 100 men in the city engaged in the different processes of photoengraving.

Blocks produced by the photoengraving and other mechanical processes.

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