verb🔗ShareTo 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."The artist will etch a detailed landscape onto the metal plate using acid. "arttechnologymaterialindustrychemistryelectronicsprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo engrave a surface."The artist used acid to etch a design onto the metal plate. "arttechnologywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a lasting impression."The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."mindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sketch; to delineate."The artist used a thin pencil to etch the outline of the building before adding details. "artwritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth."The lawnmower barely touched the etch, so we had to mow it again. "agricultureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
