etch
verb
[ ɛtʃ ]
• 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.
• "aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate"
Similar:
engrave,
carve,
inscribe,
cut (in),
incise,
chisel,
chase,
score,
notch,
imprint,
impress,
deboss,
stamp,
print,
mark,
• (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something).
• "caustic soda etches glass"
Similar:
corrode,
bite into,
eat into/away,
burn into,
• cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface.
• "her initials were etched on the table flap"
etch
noun
• the action or process of etching something.
• "semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from a base meaning ‘cause to eat’; related to eat.
