rotogravure

noun

ro·​to·​gra·​vure ˌrō-tə-grə-ˈvyu̇r 

1

: photogravure

2

: a section of a newspaper devoted to rotogravure pictures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The book included admiring accounts of early Soviet public housing, complete with rotogravure images. —Howard Husock, WSJ, 8 June 2018

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

Word History

Etymology

German Rotogravur, blend of Latin rota wheel and German Photogravur photogravure

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1