verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The artist will etch a detailed landscape onto the metal plate using acid. " art technology material industry chemistry electronics process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engrave a surface. Examples : "The artist used acid to etch a design onto the metal plate. " art technology writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a lasting impression. Examples : "The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind." mind character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sketch; to delineate. Examples : "The artist used a thin pencil to etch the outline of the building before adding details. " art writing mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth. Examples : "The lawnmower barely touched the etch, so we had to mow it again. " agriculture plant environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading