etch

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch etsen (“to etch”), from German ätzen (“to etch”), from Old High German azzon (“to cause to bite or feed”), from Proto-Germanic *atjaną, causative of *etaną (“to eat”) (whence also English eat). ==== Verb ==== etch (third-person singular simple present etches, present participle etching, simple past and past participle etched) 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. (figuratively) To make a lasting impression. To sketch; to delineate. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== etch Obsolete form of eddish. === Anagrams === Chet, Tech., chet, echt, hect-, tech