gravure
noun
gra·vure
grə-ˈvyu̇r 
grā-
plural gravures
: a process for printing from an intaglio plate
In intaglio or gravure printing, minute depressions or cells are etched into the printing plate. These are filled with ink which is transferred to the paper after the excess ink on the unetched areas has been scraped off …—
J. A. C. Yule
J. A. C. Yule
especially
: such a process where the plate is prepared by photographic methods : photogravure
In photoengraving, a similar process, photoengravers produce metal plates or gravure cylinders for reproduction of copy. —Occupational Outlook Handbook
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This declaration followed a strong performance on Dynamite that clearly impressed AEW management.
Shirakawa, born December 26, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan, is a multifaceted talent known not only for her professional wrestling prowess but also as a gravure idol and television personality.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Using the gravure method, Trachtman creates works that seem more like emanations than photographs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
Plus there are still plenty of bite-sized distractions in Kamurocho and Sotenbori—like arcades with fully functional Virtual-On cabinets, mahjong parlors, and... live-action gravure photography.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018
In the two photo-gravures here, Miller’s body is enmeshed in white lines, as if turned on by the current.
—Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2017
Then rotogravure (color gravure) in the magazines allowed people to shoot in color and that introduced a new element certainly in photojournalism.
—Pete Brook, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2012
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Using the gravure method, Trachtman creates works that seem more like emanations than photographs.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
Plus there are still plenty of bite-sized distractions in Kamurocho and Sotenbori—like arcades with fully functional Virtual-On cabinets, mahjong parlors, and... live-action gravure photography.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018
In the two photo-gravures here, Miller’s body is enmeshed in white lines, as if turned on by the current.
—Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2017
Then rotogravure (color gravure) in the magazines allowed people to shoot in color and that introduced a new element certainly in photojournalism.
—Pete Brook, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2012
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“Gravure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravure. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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