etching
/ˈetʃ.ɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- 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.
- To engrave a surface.
- To make a lasting impression.
- To sketch; to delineate.
- The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
- The image created by this process.
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