Definition of "rotogravure" []

• An intaglio printing process in which letters and pictures are transferred from an etched copper cylinder to a web of paper, plastic, or similar material in a rotary press. (noun)
• Printed material, such as a newspaper section, produced by this process. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "“The real strength of the Sabin organization,” said Time, “lies in the desire of the small-town matron to ally herself, no matter how remotely, with a congregation of bona fide, rotogravure society figures.”"
• "/On the avenue, fifth avenue, the photographers will snap us,/And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure."
• "The magazine's oversize format, barrage of type and pictures and thin paper with rich rotogravure color look both stylish and cheesy."