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etch

English

  1. 🔊 selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
  2. 🔊 make an etching of
    “He etched her image into the surface”
  3. 🔊 cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
    “a face etched with pain”
  4. 🔊 carve or cut a design or letters into
    “engrave the pen with the owner's name”
  5. 🔊 carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
    “engrave a letter”

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