What is "etch" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does etch mean in English? Meaning of etch definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "etch" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "etch": make an etching of

Verb

  • Meaning: make an etching of
  • Example: He etched her image into the surface
  • Synonyms: etch
  • Hyponyms: aquatint
  • Hypernyms: print
  • Meaning of "etch": cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
  • Example: a face etched with pain the leafless branches etched against the sky
  • Synonyms: etch
  • Hypernyms: show
  • Meaning of "etch": carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

    Verb

  • Meaning: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
  • Example: engrave a letter
  • Synonyms: engrave etch
  • Hyponyms: benday stipple
  • Hypernyms: print
  • Meaning of "etch": carve or cut a design or letters into

    Verb

  • Meaning: carve or cut a design or letters into
  • Example: engrave the pen with the owner's name
  • Synonyms: engrave etch
  • Hypernyms: carve chip at
  • Meaning of "etch": selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

    Verb

  • Meaning: selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
  • Synonyms: etch
  • Hypernyms: dissolve
  • Synonyms:

    portray, depict, ingrain, stamp, inscribe, imprint, engrave, incise, delineate, represent, execute, cut, erode, outline, picture, impress, describe, reduce, corrode, compose, furrow, grave, define, eat into, set forth,

    Antonyms:

    neglect, build, confuse,

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    etch in English: etch
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