Dictionary Entry
etching
etching is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Etch. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Etch
- 2noun
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. t.
- 3transitive verb
A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
- 4transitive verb
An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
- 5noun
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Synonyms
- 6noun
an etched plate made with the use of acid
- 7noun
an impression made from an etched plate
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