"etching" in the noun sense

1. etching

an impression made from an etched plate

2. etching

an etched plate made with the use of acid

3. engraving, etching

making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

"etching" in the verb sense

1. etch

make an etching of

"He etched her image into the surface"

2. etch

cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

"a face etched with pain"

"the leafless branches etched against the sky"

3. engrave, etch

carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

"engrave a letter"

4. engrave, etch

carve or cut a design or letters into

"engrave the pen with the owner's name"

5. etch

selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

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