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Etch

/ɛtʃ/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Etch"

verb

1
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.
2
To engrave a surface.
3
To make a lasting impression.
"The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."
4
To sketch; to delineate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Etch"

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Word	Definition
engravingnoun	(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
engraveverb	(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.
embossed	With raised letters or images on the surface.
imprintnoun	An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
recordingnoun	The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
delineateverb	To describe or depict with words or gestures.
recorded	That has been fixed into a physical medium (for example, a book, compact disc or videotape).
ingrainnoun	(transitive, figuratively) To make (something) deeply part of something else.
logonoun	A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
shotverb	Tired, weary.
bite inverb	(dated, transitive) To repress (an emotion); bite back.
picklenoun	(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
electroplatenoun	Electroplated objects.
electropolishnoun	(transitive) To brighten (a metal) by the electrolytic removal of its surface.
stop outverb	(dated) To stay out all night without returning home.
sour	Tasting of acidity.
electropaintnoun	The colloidal suspension of pigment used in electrocoating
cryoetchverb	To etch at low temperatures
electrocauteriseverb	Alternative form of electrocauterize. [To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).]
parchmentiseverb	Alternative form of parchmentize. [(transitive) To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.]