ROTOGRAVURE Synonyms

• an impression made from an etched plate

• an etched plate made with the use of acid

• making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• an outward appearance

• a clear and telling mental image

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

• all the copies of a work printed at one time

• (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster

• an impressionistic portrayal of a person

• the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another

• a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print

• glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

• a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

• dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

• the quantity contained in a plate

• a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

• the thin under portion of the forequarter

• a main course served on a plate

• any flat platelike body structure or part

• the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

• a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

• structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

• a shallow receptacle for collection in church

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• coat with a layer of metal

• the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

• a picture or design printed from an engraving

• a visible indication made on a surface

• availability in printed form

• a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)

• a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)

• a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

• put into print

• write as if with print; not cursive

• make into a print

• reproduce by printing

• printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods

• an intaglio print produced by gravure

• using photography to produce a plate for printing