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etching

/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

etching noun: the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid. Also the present participle and gerund of etch.

etching: the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with...
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Noun

etching (plural etchings)

  1. (uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
  2. (countable) The image created by this process.
    • "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

Also used as

etching is also the present participle and gerund of etch.

etching meaning in Hindi

etching in Hindi

art of producing an image
निक्षारण nikṣāraṇ

Examples of etching in a sentence

  • He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
  • This etching is full of fine detail.
  • Would you like to see my etchings?

All 16 example sentences with etching

Forms of etching

pluraletchings

Plural of etching: etchings

Words formed from etching

Phrases with etching

Words that rhyme with etching

Questions about etching

What does etching mean?
Etching means the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
What is etching in Hindi?
Etching in Hindi is निक्षारण (nikṣāraṇ). See Etching meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is etching?
Etching is a noun.
How do you pronounce etching?
Etching is pronounced /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/.
What is the plural of etching?
The plural of etching is etchings.

Words near etching in the dictionary

  1. etchers
  2. etches
  3. Etcheverry
  4. Etcheverrys
  5. etchi
  6. etching
  7. etching scribe
  8. etching scribes
  9. Etchingham
  10. etchings
  11. Etchison

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