Associations to the word «Etch»
Noun
- Material
- Virus
- Membrane
- Copper
- Engraving
- Dry
- Ink
- Paint
- Template
- Dixon
- Clean
- Printing
- Technique
- Orientation
- Outline
- Initial
- Plane
- Illumination
- Fracture
- Bath
- Bombardment
- Solution
- Beam
- Fig
- Synonym
- Cavity
- Pattern
- Chemical
- Deep
- Sample
- Parameter
- Trench
- Processing
- Radical
- Gum
- Residue
- Hydrogen
- Gas
- Reaction
- Minimum
- Concentration
- Hole
- Ate
- Crystal
- Atom
- Harold
- Density
- Rim
- Drawing
- Detector
- Geometry
- Profile
- Vacuum
- Mixture
- Reactor
- Chip
- Remove
- Device
- Width
- Printer
- Dye
- Defect
- Coefficient
- Pyramid
- Definition
Adjective
Wiktionary
ETCH, verb. 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.
ETCH, verb. To engrave a surface.
ETCH, verb. (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
ETCH, verb. To sketch; to delineate.
ETCH, noun. Obsolete form of eddish.
ETCH A SKETCH, proper noun. A mechanical drawing toy operated by two knobs moving an enclosed stylus horizontally and vertically.
Dictionary definition
ETCH, verb. Make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface".
ETCH, verb. Cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the sky".
ETCH, verb. Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter".
ETCH, verb. Carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name".
ETCH, verb. Selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons.
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