English

Noun

rotogravure ‎(plural rotogravures)

1. A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
2. A print made by such a method.
3. A portion of a printed work produced by this method.
   • 1933, Irving Berlin, "Easter Parade"

     On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us, And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.

   • 1943, Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead, Book 2: Chapter 5, page 248

     On the desk before her lay the rotogravure section of the Sunday Chronicle.

Related terms

• gravure