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The correct spelling is etching.
How to pronounce etching
verb
IPA: /ˈetʃ.ɪŋ/
Say it like: Ech-ing
The correct spelling is etching. 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.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.To make a lasting impression.
- 4.To sketch; to delineate.
noun
- 1.The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
- 2.The image created by this process.
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