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gravure

gra·vure
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gruh-vyoo r, grey-vyer]
    • /grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər/
    • /ɡrə.ˈvjʊə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gruh-vyoo r, grey-vyer]
    • /grəˈvyʊər, ˈgreɪ vyər/

Definitions of gravure word

  • noun gravure an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure. 1
  • noun gravure a print produced by gravure. 1
  • noun gravure the metal or wooden plate used in photogravure. 1
  • noun gravure An image produced from etching a plate through an intaglio process and producing a print from it. 1
  • noun gravure a method of intaglio printing using a plate with many small etched recesses 0
  • noun gravure matter printed by this process 0

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Origin of gravure

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < French, equivalent to grav(er) to engrave < Germanic (see grave3) + -ure -ure

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Parts of speech for Gravure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gravure popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gravure usage trend in Literature

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