| 释义 |
etching
noun
(-s)
1. : the act or process of etching (as a design); specifically : the art of producing pictures or designs by printing from a metal plate prepared by covering with a ground on which the picture is scratched with a needlelike instrument and then etched — compare aquatint, crayon manner, photoengraving, relief, soft ground
2. : the result or product of etching: as
a. : an etched plate
b. : a design produced by etching
c. : an impression on paper or a similar substance taken in ink from an etched plate
3. : a written sketch or impression
< a series of etchings he wrote — A.W.Long >
4. : a cracked state of the enamel of a tooth |