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etching noun

  /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
 eau-forte, gravure
  • (countable) The image created by this process.
 eau-forte, estampe

etch verb

  /ɛt͡ʃ/
  • To engrave a surface.
  • To sketch; to delineate.
 graver
  • To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
 graver, marquer
etching needle
pointe sèche
deep etching
détourage
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