noun etch 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. 1
abbreviation ETCH engrave 1
intransitive verb etch engrave sth on sth 1
transitive verb etch engrave: glass 1
intransitive verb etch engrave: glass with sth 1
transitive verb etch in memory 1
intransitive verb etch mark sth clearly 1
noun etch Obsolete form of eddish. 0
verb etch 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. 0
verb etch To engrave a surface. 0
verb etch (figuratively) To make a lasting impression. 0
verb etch To sketch; to delineate. 0
verb etch If a line or pattern is etched into a surface, it is cut into the surface by means of acid or a sharp tool. You can also say that a surface is etched with a line or pattern. 0
verb etch If you say that feelings are etched on someone's face, you mean that the person is very strongly affected by them, and you can see this in their appearance. 0
passive verb etch If something is etched on your memory, you remember it very clearly, usually because it has some special importance for you. 0
verb etch to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid 0
verb etch to cut or corrode (a design, decoration, etc) on (a metal or other plate to be used for printing) by using the action of acid on parts not covered by wax or other acid-resistant coating 0
verb etch to cut with or as if with a sharp implement 0
verb etch to imprint vividly 0
verb transitive etch to make (a drawing, design, etc.) on metal, glass, etc. by the action of an acid, esp. by coating the surface with wax and letting acid eat into the lines or areas laid bare with a special needle 0
verb transitive etch to prepare (a metal plate, glass, etc.) in this way, for use in printing such drawings or designs 0
verb transitive etch to depict or impress sharply and distinctly 0
