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Etching — Etch ing, n. 1. The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See {Etch}, v. t. [1913 Webster] 2. A design carried out by means of the above process; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etching — ► NOUN 1) the art or process of etching. 2) a print produced by etching … English terms dictionary
etching — etching; pho·to·etching; … English syllables
Etching — Etching. См. Травление. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
etching — 1630s, action of the verb ETCH (Cf. etch), also the art of engraving; 1760s as a print, etc., made from an etched plate … Etymology dictionary
etching — [n] art created by carving engraving, impression, imprint, inscription, mezzotint, photoengraving, photogravure, print, reproduction, rotogravure, transferring; concept 259 … New thesaurus
etching — [ech′iŋ] n. 1. the art or act of one who etches 2. an etched plate, drawing, or design 3. a print made from an etched surface … English World dictionary
Etching — For other uses of etch or etching, see Etching (disambiguation), for the history of the method, see old master prints. The Soldier and his Wife. Etching by Daniel Hopfer, who is believed to have been the first to apply the technique to… … Wikipedia
etching — /ech ing/, n. 1. the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin. 2. an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate. 3. the design so produced. 4. a… … Universalium
Etching — Etch Etch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etching}.] [D. etsen, G. [ a]tzen to feed, corrode, etch. MHG. etzen, causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen ??. See {Eat}.] 1. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etching — noun 1》 the art or process of etching. 2》 a print produced by etching … English new terms dictionary
