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Showing words for ETCHING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Etching

etching

6 Letter Words for Etching

eching, ethnic, heting

5 Letter Words for Etching

ceint, centi, cetin, cheng, chien, chine, ching, chint, ehing, eight, ethic, genic, genit, hinge, neigh, niche, nicht, night, nitch, tench, thegn, theic, thein, thine, thing, tinge

4 Letter Words for Etching

cent, ceti, chen, chge, chin, chit, cine, cite, ctge, echt, eigh, etch, etic, geic, gein, geit, gent, gien, gite, gith, heng, hent, hine, hing, hint, inch, itch, neth, neti, nice, nigh, tche, tech, teng, then, thig, thin, tice, tich, tien, tige, tinc, tine, ting

3 Letter Words for Etching

cen, che, chg, chi, chn, cie, cig, cit, cte, ctg, ctn, ecg, ech, ect, enc, eng, etc, eth, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gtc, gte, hei, hen, het, hgt, hic, hie, hin, hit, ice, ich, ign, inc, ing, int, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nth, tch, tec, teg, ten, tgn, the, tic, tie, tig, tin, tng

Definitions for Etching

[1] the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
[2] an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate.
[3] the design so produced.
[4] a metal plate bearing such a design.
[5] to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.
[6] to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass.
[7] to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character.
[8] to fix permanently in or implant firmly on the mind; root in the memory: Our last conversation is etched in my memory.
[9] Geology . to cut (a feature) into the surface of the earth by means of erosion: A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river's rushing waters.
[10] to practice the art of etching.
[11] Printing . an acid used for etching.
[12] the art, act, or process of preparing etched surfaces or of printing designs from them
[13] an etched plate
[14] an impression made from an etched plate
[15] (tr) to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid
[16] to cut or corrode (a design, decoration, etc) on (a metal or other plate to be used for printing) by using the action of acid on parts not covered by wax or other acid-resistant coating
[17] (tr) to cut with or as if with a sharp implement he etched his name on the table
[18] (tr; usually passive) to imprint vividly the event was etched on her memory

Words related to Etching

engraving, inscription, reproduction, impression, imprint, print, transferring, mezzotint, photoengraving, rotogravure, photogravure

Words nearby Etching

etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching, etching ground, etd, eteocles, eteoclus, eteocretan

Origin of Etching

1625–35; < Dutch etsen < German ätzen to etch, orig. cause to eat; cognate with Old English ettan to graze; akin to eat

Other words from Etching

etch·er , noun
un·etched , adjective

Word origin for Etching

C17: from Dutch etsen, from Old High German azzen to feed, bite

Synonyms for Etching

engraving, inscription, reproduction, impression, imprint, mezzotint, photoengraving, photogravure, print, rotogravure, transferring