etch
/ɛt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
verb
To make a lasting impression.
Example Sentences
- "The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."
- "His sorrow was etched on his face."
- "There are many such empty terms to be found in some learned writers, to which they had recourse to etch out their system."
- "Black Oats are commonly sown upon an Etch Crop, or on a Lay which they plow up in January, when the Earth is moist, taking care to turn the Turf well, and to lay it even and flat."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: etsen, ätzen, azzon, *atjaną