etch
- IPA[eCH]
美式
- engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it;use the etching process to produce (a print or design)
- the action or process of etching something
verb: etch, 3rd person present: etches, gerund or present participle: etching, past tense: etched, past participle: etched
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動詞
- 1. engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate 同義詞
- ▪ use the etching process to produce (a print or design) the gallery has 12,000 prints engraved and etched by celebrated masters the image is etched into the metal plate
- 2. (of an acid or other solvent) corrode or eat away the surface of (something) tiny droplets in the glaze emulsion were etched away by acid 同義詞
- ▪ selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons ballistic electron emission microscopy is used to etch templates for even smaller circuits
- 3. cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface her initials were etched on the table his name is etched in baseball history
- ▪ mark (a surface) with a carved text or design a Pictish stone etched with mysterious designs her face was etched with tiredness
- ▪ cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible Jo watched the outline of the town etched against the sky
- ▪ (of an experience, image, etc.) be permanently fixed in someone's memory the events remain etched in the minds of all who witnessed them
名詞
- 1. the action or process of etching something semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch acetic acid gives a more selective etch
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- IPA[ɛtʃ]
英式
- engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a ... aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate
- the action or process of etching something: semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch acetic acid gives a more selective etch
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