etch
/ɛtʃ/ · verb
Meaning
- 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.
- To engrave a surface.
- To make a lasting impression.
- To sketch; to delineate.
- An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
Etymology / origin
No prose etymology has been added yet.
No ancestor words have been linked yet.
Related words
Descendant words
No descendant words have been linked yet.