etching
The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been…The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
» Want to come up and see my etchings?
Willst du kommen und meine Kupferstiche ansehen? — Esperantostern
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2 senses(uncountable)The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
Ätzradierung, Radierung
офортofort
офо́ртofórt
an etched plate made with the use of acid
(countable)The image created by this process.
Radierung
офо́ртofórt
Examples
3 sentencesWant to come up and see my etchings?
deWillst du kommen und meine Kupferstiche ansehen? — Esperantostern
Mary volunteered to take etchings of old gravestones in her free time.
The etchings of Artist Daniel Hopfer are quite Beautiful.
Translations
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Forms
plural: etchingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them:engraving
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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