Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art of preparing etched plates, especially metal plates, from which designs and pictures are printed.
- noun A design etched on a plate.
- noun An impression made from an etched plate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In photography, a plate, as of copper, coated with a substance sensitive to light, which after exposure and development is subjected to the dissolving action of a chemical, such as nitric acid, which attacks the bare metal.
- noun A process of engraving in which the lines are produced by the action of an acid or mordant instead of by a burin.
- noun An impression taken from an etched plate.
- noun A line etched, or appearing as if etched.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See
etch , v. t. - noun A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
- noun An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
- noun (Min.) markings produced on the face of a crystal by the action of an appropriate solvent. They have usually a definite form, and are important as revealing the molecular structure.
- noun a sharp-pointed steel instrument with which lines are drawn in the ground or varnish in etching.
- noun (Needlework) a stitch used outline embroidery.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The art of producing an
image from a metal plate into which an image or text has beenetched with acid. - noun countable The image created by this process.
- verb Present participle of
etch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an etched plate made with the use of acid
- noun an impression made from an etched plate
- noun making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
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Examples
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The original etching is an allegory about the reformation.
March 2006 2006
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Hayter and team, with their extensive experience in etching and lithography, assumed that Blake's core technical problem was reproducing text without having to write it backward on the plate.
Introduction 2003
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Relief etching is like drawing, but drawing and painting are also like printing?
Introduction 2003
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But I don't feel the least inclined to, and I was going to begin etching this winter, but ....
Jenny: A Novel 1921
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The word etching is derived from the Dutch _etzen_, and the most famous etchers in the world have been among Dutch and German artists.
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It’s a technique that all people share but all etching is different.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Psycho Child’s Review Forum 2009
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Gamma - Students with advanced power skills and novice to adept skill in etching.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Psycho Child’s Review Forum 2009
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The etching is a little worn—the rest is hard to read.
DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010
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The etching is a little worn—the rest is hard to read.
DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010
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I wonder what it would take to use this "process known as etching" for something constructive.
Don’t Clean Dishes Before Putting Them In The Dishwasher | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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