- en|grav|ing
- en|grav|ing «ehn GRAY vihng», noun.1. the art or act of a person who engraves.2. copy of a picture made from an engraved plate; print.3. an engraved plate or block; engraved design or pattern.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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grav|ing dock — «GRAY vihng», a dry dock used in graving or cleaning the bottoms of ships … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|en|grav|ing — «FOH toh ehn GRAY vihng», noun. 1. a process by which plates to print from are produced with the aid of photography. 2. the plate so produced. 3. a picture printed from it … Useful english dictionary
grav — grav·a·ta; grav·el·ish; grav·el·li·ness; grav·el·ly; grav·id; grav·i·da; grav·i·grade; grav·i·met·ric; grav·ing; grav·i·tate; grav·i·tat·er; grav·i·ta·tion; grav·i·ta·tion·al; grav·i·ta·tive; grav·i·tom·e·ter; in·grav·i·date; land·grav·ess;… … English syllables
grav´i|tat´er — grav|i|tate «GRAV uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to move or tend to move toward a body by the force of gravity: »The planets gravitate toward the sun. 2. to settle down; sink; fall: » … Useful english dictionary
grav|i|tate — «GRAV uh tayt», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. –v.i. 1. to move or tend to move toward a body by the force of gravity: »The planets gravitate toward the sun. 2. to settle down; sink; fall: » … Useful english dictionary
grav|el — «GRAV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, adjective. –n. 1. pebbles and pieces of rock coarser than sand. Gravel is much used for roads and walks. 2. Medicine. a) small, hard substances formed in the bladder and … Useful english dictionary
pho´to|en|grav´er — pho|to|en|grave «FOH toh ehn GRAYV», transitive verb, graved, grav|ing. to make a photoengraving of. –pho´to|en|grav´er, noun … Useful english dictionary
gravingdock — grav·ing dock (grāʹvĭng) n. A dry dock where the hulls of ships are repaired and maintained. * * * … Universalium
graving — grav·ing … English syllables
grave — I [[t]greɪv[/t]] n. 1) an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body 2) any place of interment: a watery grave[/ex] 3) the receptacle of what is dead, lost, or past: the grave of unfulfilled ambitions[/ex] 4) death: O grave, where… … From formal English to slang
