Etch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make an etching of

cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɛtʃ/.

Examples

He etched her image into the surface
a face etched with pain
the leafless branches etched against the sky

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

engrave

Parts of Speech

verb	make an etching of “He etched her image into the surface”
verb	cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible “a face etched with pain”
verb	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block “engrave a letter”
verb	carve or cut a design or letters into “engrave the pen with the owner's name”
verb	selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

Word Forms

etcher	noun	someone who etches
etching	noun	an impression made from an etched plate
gravure	noun	the act of intaglio printing
engraver	noun	a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate
engraving	noun	making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ätzen

eine Radierung anfertigen

🇫🇷French

graver

faire une gravure de

🇪🇸Spanish

grabar al agua fuerte

hacer un grabado de

🇮🇹Italian

acquaforte

fare un'acquaforte di

🇳🇱Dutch

etsen

een ets van maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

gravar

fazer uma gravura de

🇷🇺Russian

травить

сделать гравюру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोदना

की एक नक़्क़ाशी बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

এচ

একটি খোদাই করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முதலியன

ஒரு பொறிப்பு செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

చెక్కు

యొక్క చెక్కడం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खोदणे

एक नक्षीकाम करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોતરણી

ની કોતરણી બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚಣೆ

ಎಚ್ಚಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਚ

ਦੀ ਐਚਿੰਗ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

اینچ

کی ایک نقاشی بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蚀刻

🇯🇵Japanese

エッチ

～のエッチングを作る

🇰🇷Korean

에칭

에칭을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khắc

thực hiện một bản khắc của

🇹🇭Thai

จำหลัก

ทำการแกะสลักของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengetsa

membuat etsa

🇵🇭Filipino

ukit

gumawa ng ukit ng

🇲🇾Malay

goresan

membuat goresan daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفر

جعل النقش من

🇮🇷Persian

اچ کردن

حکاکی از

🇹🇷Turkish

aşındırmak

gravür yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲרוֹט

לעשות תחריט של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'etch'?

The primary meaning of 'etch' is 'make an etching of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'etch' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'etch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'etch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'etch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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