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noun(etch-ing)the action or process of etching
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noun(etch-ing)the art of producing pictures or designs by printing from an etched metal plate
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noun(etch-ing)an etched design
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verb(etch-ing)to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)
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verb(etch-ing)to subject to such etching
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verb(etch-ing)to delineate or impress clearly
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noun(etch-ing)freeze fracture that includes the sublimation of surface ice following fracturing especially to reveal additional detail; broadly : freeze fracture