etch

v. cut, corrode (with an acid); engrave, carve out (with an acid); impress clearly (figurative or literal)

Etch or etching may refer to:Etching, a printmaking technique in artEtching (glass), a glass decoration techniqueIndustrial etchingEtching (microfabrication), a process in producing microelectronics, which term covers: NB: all of the above can be called Chemical etching, though the term is mostly used for Industrial etching. An etcher is most likely to mean a printmaker. An etchant is any chemical used to etch, but probably refers to an industrial process.
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Verb
1. make an etching of
(hypernym) print
(hyponym) aquatint
(entail) corrode, rust
(derivation) etcher
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production

(v. t.)
To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.
  

(v. t.)
To sketch; to delineate.
  

(v. t.)
To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
  

(v. i.)
To practice etching; to make etchings.
  

(n.)
A variant of Eddish.
  

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