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Meaning of engraving

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

engraving

verb

Definitions

  1. To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.

    Example: He engraved the plaque with his name.

  2. To carve (something) into a material.

    Example: He engraved his name.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put in a grave, to bury.

noun

Definitions

  1. The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.

  2. The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

  3. A print produced from an engraving.

  4. The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.