etch
Incise with acid
To etch is to cut into a surface using acid or a sharp tool, creating lines or designs.
The technique is central to printmaking, where acid eats into metal plates to hold ink.
By extension, etch describes any sharp, precise rendering: The skyline was etched against the sunset.
Something deeply memorable is etched in memory.
Impossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
- permanentFixed without end
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- embedFix within surrounding material
fix · engrave · inscribe · sear · brand · stamp · unforgettable · impress
Carving cut below surface
- aquatintTonal etching process
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
- burinPointed engraving implement
acid · plate · zinc · etchant · ground · resist · mordant · proof
Cut into material
- carveCut to shape
- inscribeCarve letters into surface
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- gougeConcave carving blade
cut · scratch · mark · groove · line · crosshatch · furrow · channel
indelible
Impossible to remove
embed · fix · engrave · inscribe · sear · brand · stamp · unforgettable · impress · ingrain
intaglio
Carving cut below surface
- aquatintTonal etching process
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
burin · acid · plate · zinc · etchant · ground · resist · mordant · proof · edition
incise
Cut into material
gouge · cut · scratch · mark · groove · line · crosshatch · furrow · channel · trace
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
wafer · silicon · chemical · plasma · laser · glass · metal · fabrication · mask · pattern
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- carvingcarve, carved, whittle, whittled, chisel
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- mark makingdraw, sketch, doodle, scribble, trace
- process verbscreate, produce, make, build, construct
- deeply etched
- Etch A SketchMechanical drawing toy with knobs
- etched glassPane with incised designs
- glass etchingIncised decoration on transparent surfaces
- acid etchingCorrosive substance marking surfaces
- etched designsPatterns cut into material
etching, etched, etches, etcher, etchings, etchers, acid etching