etch in English dictionary

  • etch

    Meanings and definitions of "etch"

    • To engrave a surface (especially of metal or glass) in order to produce a printing pattern.
    • (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
    • noun
      [i]Obsolete form of eddish[/i].
    • verb
      To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
    • verb
      To engrave a surface.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To make a lasting impression.
    • verb
      To sketch; to delineate.
    • to engrave
    • to make a lasting impression
    • To make designs on metal, glass etc using an acid to eat out the lines.
    • verb
      carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
    • verb
      carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"
    • verb
      cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the sky"
    • verb
      make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"
    • verb
      selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

    Synonyms of "etch" in English dictionary

    print, engrave, engrave are the top synonyms of "etch" in the English thesaurus.

    • print
    • engrave

      carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"

    • engrave

      carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter"

    Grammar and declension of etch

    • etch ( third-person singular simple present etches, present participle etching, simple past and past participle etched)
    • etch (third-person singular simple present etches, present participle etching, simple past and past participle etched)

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