etching
pronunciation
How to pronounce etching in British English:
UK [ˈetʃɪŋ]
How to pronounce etching in American English:
US [ˈɛtʃɪŋ]
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- 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
Word Origin
- etching (n.)
- 1630s, verbal noun from etch (v.), also "the art of engraving;" 1760s as "a print, etc., made from an etched plate."
Example
- 1. Each etching is for each print .
- 2. Etching , polishing and painting processes can release dangerous dust and chemicals including cyanide and arsenic .
- 3. The team started by etching thin layers of brass on plastic film , which could be sewed onto a fabric .
- 4. The stamps themselves are made by etching silicon wafers using the technique that makes microprocessors , and the sheets can be shaped to coat anything from cars to portable electronic devices .
- 5. One company selling hydrochloric acid for etching cement floors reckoned that , because it was in gel form and could legally be washed down the drain , the product was environmentally friendly .