etching

Definition of Etching in English :

1. etching

an impression made from an etched plate

2. etching

an etched plate made with the use of acid

3. engraving, etching

making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Etching

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

noun

1.

the art or act of one who etches

2.

an etched plate, drawing, or design

3.

a print made from an etched surface

n.

1. The art of preparing etched plates, especially metal plates, from which designs and pictures are printed.

2. A design etched on a plate.

3. An impression made from an etched plate.