rotogravure
noun
rotogravure is spelled R-O-T-O-G-R-A-V-U-R-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rotogravure means “A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rotogravure is rotogravures.
How many letters and syllables are in rotogravure?
| Letters | 11: R-O-T-O-G-R-A-V-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rotogravure?
Rotogravure appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of rotogravure
- rotogravures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rotogravure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
- 2
A print made by such a method.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate rotogravure?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of rotogravure: roto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rotogravure come from?
From German Rotogravur, derived from the Berlin printing firm Rotogravur Deutsche Tiefdruck Gesellschaft, the name of which is conjectured to be a portmanteau of Rotophot and Deutsche Photogravur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).