photoengrave
/ˌfoʊtoʊɪnˈɡreɪv/
verb
- To create a printing plate or design by using a photographic process to transfer an image onto a metal or other surface, which is then etched with acid.
- The company used to photoengrave images for high-quality book illustrations.
- Before digital printing, printers would photoengrave plates to reproduce photographs in newspapers.
- Artists can photoengrave intricate patterns onto metal plaques for decorative purposes.
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