Etching — synonyms, definition

1. etching (Noun)

artwork cut design drawing engraving illustration impression lithograph plate print printing reproduction woodcut xylograph

etching (Noun) — An impression made from an etched plate.

etching (Noun) — An etched plate made with the use of acid.

etching (Noun) — Making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them.

engraving printmaking aquatint steel engraving

2. etching (Verb)

etching (Verb) — (art) make an etching of. ex. "He etched her image into the surface"

etching (Verb) — Cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible. ex. "a face etched with pain" ex. "the leafless branches etched against the sky"

etching (Verb) — (art) carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block. ex. "etch a letter"

etching (Verb) — Carve or cut a design or letters into. ex. "etch the pen with the owner's name"

etching (Verb) — Selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons.

carving chipping at dissolving printing showing aquatinting bendaying stippling