etching

English Thesaurus

1. making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act)

hypernym	:	printmaking,
definition	:	artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens (noun.act)

hyponym	:	steel engraving,
definition	:	the act of engraving on a steel plate (noun.act)

hyponym	:	aquatint,
definition	:	a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color (noun.act)

2. an etched plate made with the use of acid (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	engraving,
definition	:	a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved (noun.artifact)

3. an impression made from an etched plate (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	engraving,
definition	:	a print made from an engraving (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	aquatint,
definition	:	an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color (noun.artifact)

4. making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them (noun.act)

derivation	:	engrave, etch,
definition	:	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)

derivation	:	etch, etch, etch,
definition	:	make an etching of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	engrave, etch,
definition	:	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)

derivation	:	etch, etch, etch,
definition	:	make an etching of (verb.creation)