etched Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make an etching of
   etch.
   
   • He etched her image into the surface
2. verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
   etch.
   
   • a face etched with pain
   • the leafless branches etched against the sky
3. verb carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
   etch; engrave.
   
   • engrave a letter
4. verb carve or cut a design or letters into
   etch; engrave.
   
   • engrave the pen with the owner's name
5. verb selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
   etch.
   
6. adjective satellite cut or impressed into a surface
   incised; graven; engraved; inscribed.
   
   • an incised design
   • engraved invitations

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