āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to etch
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to cut or carve designs or writings on a hard surface, often using acid or a laser beam
Transitive: to etch a design on a surface | to etch a design onto a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jeweler etched intricate patterns onto the silver pendant.
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to engrave an image or design onto a block of material, such as wood or metal, for the purpose of printing
Transitive: to etch a surface or block
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After etching the stone block, the lithographer prepared it for printing by applying ink to the raised surfaces.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϞāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϤāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž
to remove specific portions of a material's surface through chemical or physical means
Transitive: to etch a material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The engineer used a laser to etch the silicon wafer with precise lines.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻĢāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϰā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāϤā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something distinctly visible or noticeable
Transitive: to etch sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist used a sharp contrast of light and shadow to etch the outlines of the building.
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āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her words of encouragement were etched in his heart, giving him strength during tough times.
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