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Etch Definition

(verb)
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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


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aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate

(verb)
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(of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something)


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caustic soda etches glass

tiny droplets in the glaze emulsion were etched away by acid

(verb)
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cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface


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her initials were etched on the table flap

(noun)
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the action or process of etching something


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semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch

acetic acid gives a more selective etch

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