etch
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1. selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | dissolve, |
| definition | : | cause to fade away (verb.change) |
2. carve or cut a design or letters into (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | carve, chip at, |
| definition | : | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (verb.contact) |
3. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | print, |
| definition | : | make into a print (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | benday, |
| definition | : | reproduce by the Benday process (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | stipple, |
| definition | : | engrave by means of dots and flicks (verb.creation) |
4. make an etching of (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | print, |
| definition | : | make into a print (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | aquatint, |
| definition | : | etch in aquatint (verb.creation) |
| entail | : | corrode, rust, |
| definition | : | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change) |
5. cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | make visible or noticeable (verb.perception) |
6. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | engraving, etching, |
| definition | : | making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gravure, |
| definition | : | the act of intaglio printing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | engraver, |
| definition | : | a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate (noun.person) |
7. make an etching of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | engraving, etching, |
| definition | : | making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | etching, |
| definition | : | an etched plate made with the use of acid (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | etching, |
| definition | : | an impression made from an etched plate (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | etcher, |
| definition | : | someone who etches (noun.person) |
8. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | engraving, etching, |
| definition | : | making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | gravure, |
| definition | : | the act of intaglio printing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | engraver, |
| definition | : | a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate (noun.person) |
9. make an etching of (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | engraving, etching, |
| definition | : | making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | etching, |
| definition | : | an etched plate made with the use of acid (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | etching, |
| definition | : | an impression made from an etched plate (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | etcher, |
| definition | : | someone who etches (noun.person) |
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