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• present participle of etch.

etching

American  

[ech-ing] / ˈɛtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

• etchings
  plural

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 metal plate bearing such a design.

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etching British  

/ ˈɛtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. the art, act, or process of preparing etched surfaces or of printing designs from them

2. an etched plate

3. an impression made from an etched plate

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etching Cultural  

1. An artistic print made from a plate on which the artist has etched a design with acid. (Compare engraving.)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• etchings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of etching

First recorded in 1625–35; etch + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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etching etchings

They moved away from etching circuitry onto a single piece of expensive silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The team used an acid etching technique that requires only very small amounts of material to recover molecular information from six Homo erectus teeth while leaving the shape of the fossils intact.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The declines followed losses by major US semiconductor stocks, after a report said a company was making specialised ultraviolet etching machines to boost China's chip industry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Priscilla frowned, the firelight etching angry lines in her skin.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

The etchings were all created using Blake's own "illuminated printing" technique.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

There’s a stunning group of watercolors, seemingly breathed onto the paper, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, fragile etchings by Whistler and dazzling, light-struck waterside scenes by Sargent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

Paint and etchings, including two names - Shal and Noah - were left scrawled on the walls and floor of Robin’s Hood Cave on Stanage Edge, near Hope Valley.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

Also included in this show are Argillet-published etchings by other famed avant-garde artists such as Georges Braque, Jean Cocteau, Leonor Fini and Giorgio de Chirico.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

I stare at the scims in my hands, a matched set with intricate black etchings that probably have no equal in the Empire.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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• engraving
• inscription
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