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Meaning of etched

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

etched

verb

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. To engrave a surface.

  3. To make a lasting impression.

    Example: The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.

  4. To sketch; to delineate.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.

  2. (of a muscle, body part or person) Toned and with a well-defined musculature.