engraving

verb

  1. 1

    To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.

    He engraved the plaque with his name.
  2. 2

    To carve (something) into a material.

    He engraved his name.

verb

  1. 1

    To put in a grave, to bury.

noun

  1. 1

    The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.

  2. 2

    The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

  3. 3

    A print produced from an engraving.

  4. 4

    The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.

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