photoengraving

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noun

A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.

Similar
halftonehalftone engraving
OriginEnglish engraving ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotoengraving (countable and uncountable, plural photoengravings)

plural photoengravings

  1. uncountableA process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
  2. countableA plate or reproduction made using this process.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of photoengrave

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan engraving used to reproduce an illustration

Similar
halftonehalftone engraving
Broader
engraving
Also see
halftone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishengraving
  9. Englishphotoengraving

From photo- + engraving.

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APA

photoengraving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraving

MLA

“photoengraving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoengraving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoengraving.

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