rotogravure cylinder
1Rotogravure — Gravure may also refer to Gravure idol . Rotogravure (roto or gravure for short) is a type of intaglio printing process, in that it involves engraving the image onto an image carrier. In gravure printing, the image is engraved onto a copper… …
2rotogravure printing — ▪ printing system of printing based on the transfer of fluid ink from depressions in a printing plate to the paper. It is an intaglio process, so called because the design to be printed is etched or engraved below the surface of the… …
3rotogravure — /roh teuh greuh vyoor , gray vyeuhr/, n. 1. a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder. 2. a print made by this process. 3. a section of a newspaper consisting of pages printed… …
4rotogravure — ro•to•gra•vure [[t]ˌroʊ tə grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər[/t]] n. 1) pri a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder 2) pri a print made by this process 3) pri a section of a newspaper… …
5rotogravure — /ˌroʊtoʊgrəˈvjuə/ (say .rohtohgruh vyoohuh) noun 1. a photomechanical intaglio process in which pictures, letters, etc., are printed from an engraved copper cylinder, the ink bearing lines being depressed (etched in) instead of raised as in… …
6Ballard Skin Rotogravure Process — The Ballard Skin Rotogravure Process of printing begins with a cylinder of known overall length (including spindle), known printable length and known diameter. These dimensions are determined by the type and size of press to be used, and also the …
7printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
8photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
9gravure printing — Printing processes used for catalogs, magazines, newspaper supplements, cartons, floor and wall coverings, textiles, and plastics. The Bohemian Karel Klíč made photogravure a practical commercial process in 1878. An image is etched in the copper… …
10printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …
