American English pronunciation

How to pronounce etchings

IPA transcription: ['ɛtʃɪŋz]

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Noun

  • an impression made from an etched plate

  • an etched plate made with the use of acid

  • making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

Verb

  • make an etching of

    “He etched her image into the surface”

  • cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

    “a face etched with pain”

    “the leafless branches etched against the sky”

  • carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

    “engrave a letter”

  • carve or cut a design or letters into

    “engrave the pen with the owner's name”

  • selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

Usage examples

  • The images were created with wood engravings or metal etchings.
  • Her work consisted mainly of drawings and etchings of her friends.
  • Farrer's best known etchings depict New York.