Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etching

/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: etch-ing
IPA: /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.

Uncountable

noun

The image created by this process.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of etch

Example Sentences

""My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…].""

Usage

Inflected Forms

etchings (plural)

Derived Forms

cryoetching electroetching photoetching

Phrases

abdominal etching etching scribe someone's etchings

Frequently Paired Words

engraving

Synonyms

engraving

Rhymes With

stretching sketching fetching fletching kvetching

Questions

How do you pronounce etching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/.
What does etching mean?: The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.

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