noun
an engraving used to reproduce an illustration
• Syn: ↑halftone, ↑halftone engraving
• Hypernyms: ↑engraving
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\\“+\ nounEtymology: phot- + engraving
1. : a photomechanical process for making linecuts and halftone cuts by photographing an image on a metal plate and then etching
2.
a. : a plate made by photoengraving
b. : a print made from such a plate
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/foh'toh en gray"ving/, n.
1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
2. a plate so produced.
3. a print made from it.
[1870-75; PHOTO- + ENGRAVING]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.