American English pronunciation
How to pronounce etched
IPA transcription: ['ɛtʃt]
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Verb
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make an etching of
“He etched her image into the surface”
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cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
“a face etched with pain”
“the leafless branches etched against the sky”
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carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
“engrave a letter”
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carve or cut a design or letters into
“engrave the pen with the owner's name”
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selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
Adjective
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cut or impressed into a surface
“an incised design”
“engraved invitations”
Usage examples
- Suddenly he stretched out a forefinger.
- The vast space stretched into the far distance.
- the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire year didn't matter.
- Gray paint stretched for miles around.
- And why the thatched farmhouses of Holland sketched by Rembrandt have long since decayed.
- The lyrics often feature far-fetched similes, metaphors, word play and obscure allusions.
- Immanuel Kant called it a "wretched subterfuge" and "word jugglery".
- the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire year didn't matter.
- It made her wretched.
- It was the immense sea that stretched out under their eyes!