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Etch
ɛtʃ
- engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it
"aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate"
engrave carve inscribe cut (in) incise chisel chase score notch imprint impress deboss stamp print mark- use the etching process to produce (a print or design)
"the gallery has 12,000 prints engraved and etched by celebrated masters"
- (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something)
"caustic soda etches glass"
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
"ballistic electron emission microscopy is used to etch templates for even smaller circuits"
- cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface
"her initials were etched on the table flap"
- mark (a surface) with a carved text or design
"a Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs"
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
"the outline of the town was etched against the sky"
- (of an experience, image, etc.) be permanently fixed in someone's memory
"the events remain etched in the minds of all who witnessed them"
- the action or process of etching something
"semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch"