Etch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|etʃ|
Brit.
|etʃ|
verb
- make an etching of
- carve or cut a design or letters into (syn: engrave)
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
He etched her image into the surface
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visiblea face etched with pain
the leafless branches etched against the sky
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (syn: engrave)the leafless branches etched against the sky
- carve or cut a design or letters into (syn: engrave)
- selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
Extra examples
The incident was etched indelibly in her mind.
A laser is used to etch a pattern in the smooth surface of the disc.
Her face was etched with tiredness.
Craig saw lines of pain etched around her mouth.
He etched her image into the surface
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: etch
he/she/it: etches
present participle: etching
past tense: etched
past participle: etched
I/you/we/they: etch
he/she/it: etches
present participle: etching
past tense: etched
past participle: etched
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