0%

photoengraving

pho·to·en·grav·ing
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-toh-en-grey-ving]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ/
    • /fəʊtəʊɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh-en-grey-ving]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ ɛnˈgreɪ vɪŋ/

Definitions of photoengraving word

  • noun photoengraving a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 1
  • noun photoengraving a plate so produced. 1
  • noun photoengraving a print made from it. 1
  • verb with object photoengraving to make a photoengraving of. 1
  • noun photoengraving a photomechanical process for producing letterpress printing plates 0
  • noun photoengraving a plate made by this process 0

Information block about the term

Origin of photoengraving

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; photo- + engraving

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Photoengraving

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

photoengraving popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

photoengraving usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for photoengraving

noun photoengraving

  • chasings — a design chased on metal.
  • dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
  • intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
  • lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
  • mezzotint — a method of engraving on copper or steel by burnishing or scraping away a uniformly roughened surface.

verb photoengraving

  • lens — a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.

Top questions with photoengraving

  • what is photoengraving?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?