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photoengraving

photoengraving noun: a process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed. Also the present participle and gerund of photoengrave.

photoengraving: a process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed
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Noun

photoengraving (countable and uncountable, plural photoengravings)

  1. (uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
  2. (countable) A plate or reproduction made using this process.

Also used as

photoengraving is also the present participle and gerund of photoengrave.

Forms of photoengraving

pluralphotoengravings

Origin of photoengraving

From photo- + engraving.

Questions about photoengraving

What does photoengraving mean?
Photoengraving means a process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed.
What part of speech is photoengraving?
Photoengraving is a noun.
What is the plural of photoengraving?
The plural of photoengraving is photoengravings.

Words near photoengraving in the dictionary

  1. photoengrave
  2. photoengraved
  3. photoengraver
  4. photoengravers
  5. photoengraves
  6. photoengraving
  7. photoengravings
  8. photoenhance
  9. photoenhanced
  10. photoenhancement
  11. photoenhancer

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