etch

etch  (ch)

v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid.

b. To make or create by this method: etch a design on glass.

2. To impress, delineate, or imprint clearly: a landscape that is forever etched in my memory; trees that were etched against the winter sky.

v.intr.

To engage in etching.

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[Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German ezzen, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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etcher n.

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etch

Verb

1. to wear away the surface of a metal, glass, etc. by the action of an acid

2. to cut a design or pattern into a printing plate with acid

3. to imprint vividly: the scene is etched on my mind [Dutch etsen]

etcher n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	etch - make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" print - make into a print; "print the negative" aquatint - etch in aquatint
	2.	etch - cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the sky" show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	3.	etch - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" engrave artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" print - make into a print; "print the negative" benday - reproduce by the Benday process stipple - engrave by means of dots and flicks
	4.	etch - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" engrave chip at, carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
	5.	etch - selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"

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etch

verb 1. engrave, cut, impress, stamp, carve, imprint, inscribe, furrow, incise, ingrain

2. corrode, eat into, burn into

Translations

etch [ɛtʃ] vt → grabar al aguafuerte

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etch [ɛtʃ] vt → graver à l'eau forte

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etch [ɛtʃ] vt (design, surface) (with needle) → radieren: (with acid) → ätzen: (with chisel) → meißeln;

it will be etched on my memory → es wird sich tief in mein Gedächtnis eingraben

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etch [ɛtʃ] vt → incidere all'acquaforte