engraving
The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into itThe practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
» The engraving process for music sheets takes a considerable amount of time.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
Gravieren, Stechen
грави́рованиеgravírovanije
(countable, uncountable)The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.
Gravur, Stich
гравю́раgravjúra
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
(countable)A print produced from an engraving.
a print made from an engraving
(countable, uncountable)The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.
Examples
3 sentencesThe engraving process for music sheets takes a considerable amount of time.
You can even add a custom engraving inside the locket, for $10 extra, of course.
I'm not engraving them.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.
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Forms
plural: engravings| Singular | engraving |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them:etching
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable