etch

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. 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.
2. To engrave a surface.
3. (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
4. To sketch; to delineate.

Noun

Obsolete form of eddish.

Concepten

etsen

Synoniemen

engrave

corrode

carve

eat away

cut

sculpture

scratch

etching

imprint

incise

intaglio

mark

scrape

encroachment

chisel

corrosion

corrosive

draw

enchase

attack

👊

erosion

Vertalingen

graver

ätzen

radieren

incidere all’acquaforte

incidere

gravar

grabar al agua fuerte

gravar

graver à l’eau forte

grabar

intagliare

marquer

beizen

éroder

eau-forte

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɛt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat).