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etch

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: etch

1
 v
carve or cut a design or letters into
2
 v
cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: etch
1

v carve or cut a design or letters into

Synonyms:
engrave
engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Type of:
carve, chip at
engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

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

Synonyms:
engrave
Types:
benday
reproduce by the Benday process
stipple
engrave by means of dots and flicks
Type of:
print
make into a print

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

Type of:
dissolve
cause to fade away

v make an etching of

“He etched her image into the surface”
Types:
aquatint
etch in aquatint
Type of:
print
make into a print
2

v cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

“a face etched with pain”
“the leafless branches etched against the sky”
Type of:
show
make visible or noticeable
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