Unscramble etching

Definition of etching

noun:

• an impression made from an etched plate.
• an etched plate made with the use of acid.
• making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them. Synonyms: engraving.

verb:

• make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface". Synonyms: etch.
• cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face etched with pain", "the leafless branches etched against the sky". Synonyms: etch.
• carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter". Synonyms: engrave, etch.
• carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name". Synonyms: engrave, etch.
• selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons. Synonyms: etch.

Related words

aquatint, benday, stipple.

Words nearby

fetching, itching.

Rhymes with

fetching, stretching.