"etching" meaning in English

See etching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈet͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ Forms: etching [singular], etchings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Etching is the art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
    Sense id: simple-etching-en-noun-zv5bxq4N
  2. The piece of art produced by etching.
    Sense id: simple-etching-en-noun-En83btKT

Verb

IPA: /ˈet͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ Forms: etch [canonical], etches [third-person, singular], etched [past], etched [past, participle], etching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|etch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of etch.
    Sense id: simple-etching-en-verb-98~WyYVU
     
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