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etch

The correct spelling is etch.

How to pronounce etch

/ɛtʃ/
verb

IPA: /ɛtʃ/

Say it like: Ech

The correct spelling is etch. 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… For example: "The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."

Usage Examples

The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.

Meanings

verb

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

noun

  1. 1.An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth.

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