English Explanatory Dictionary

etching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
  2. The image created by this process.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of etch

Pronunciation

/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-etching.wav

Word forms

etching etchings

Derived words

abdominal etching cryoetching electroetching etching scribe photoetching someone's etchings
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