gravure

(noun) 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. Synonyms: intaglio printing, intaglio.

(noun) a printing plate used in the process of gravure.

(noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure. Synonyms: photogravure, heliogravure.

(noun) the act of intaglio printing.