etching

etch·ing  (chng)

n.

1. The art of preparing etched plates, especially metal plates, from which designs and pictures are printed.

2. A design etched on a plate.

3. An impression made from an etched plate.

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etching

Noun

1. the art or process of preparing or printing etched designs

2. a print made from an etched plate

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	etching - an impression made from an etched plate aquatint - an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color engraving - a print made from an engraving
	2.	etching - an etched plate made with the use of acid engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
	3.	etching - making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them engraving printmaking - artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens steel engraving - the act of engraving on a steel plate aquatint - a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

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etching

noun print, impression, carving, engraving, imprint, inscription

Translations

etching [ˈɛtʃɪŋ] n → aguafuerte m or f

etching [ˈɛtʃɪŋ] n → eau-forte f

etching [ˈɛtʃɪŋ] etch n → Radierung f

etching [ˈɛtʃɪŋ] n → acquaforte f