Etch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›tʃ

Germanic, cognate with Dutch ets.

Full definition of etch

Verb

1. 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.
2. To engrave a surface.
3. (figuratively) To make a lasting impression.The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
4. To sketch; to delineate.
• John LockeThere are many empty terms to be found in some learned writers, to which they had recourse to etch out their system.

Noun