Etch

Definition: Etch

Etch

Verb

1. Make an etching of.

Date "etch" was first used: 1634. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Electrical Engineering	The process of removing material from a wafer(such as oxides or other thin films)by chemical, electrolytic plasma(ion bombardment)means. Source: European Union. (references)
Metallurgy	To roughen the surface of a metal by selective dissolution. The solution used for etching is called etch or etchant. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Engraving	Verb: engrave, grave, stipple, scrape, etch; bite, bite in; lithograph; Noun: print.
Furrow	Verb: furrow; Noun: flute, plow; incise, engrave, etch, bite in.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	Clinical Applications of the Acid Etch Technique (reference) Color Atlas of Acid Etch Technique in Pedodontics and Orthodontics (Dental Techniques) (reference) Dry Etch Technology (Proceedings of S P I E, Vol 1593) (reference) How to Blow, Etch, Bore and Grind Glass (reference) Plasma Etch (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Radical Quacks giving a New Constitution to John Bull.! / Designed by an Amateur Etch by G Cruikshank.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This device emits pulses of ultraviolet light--a laser beam--to etch away surface irregularities of corneal tissue. (references)
		By combining the precision of the excimer laser with the control of a computer, doctors can vaporize microscopically thin layers of diseased corneal tissue and etch away the surface irregularities associated with many corneal dystrophies and scars. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Etch" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 44.44% of the time. "Etch" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	44.44%	12	101,599
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	40.74%	11	106,044
Lexical Verb (base form)	14.81%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	27	N/A

Expressions using "etch": (111)orientation etch ♦ anisotropic etch ♦ bromine etch ♦ buffered oxide etch ♦ CP4 etch ♦ Dash etch ♦ ferricyanide etch ♦ fluoride etch ♦ germanium(100)EPD etch ♦ germanium(111)EPD etch ♦ iodine etch ♦ number 1 etch ♦ number one etch ♦ oxide etch ♦ preferential etch ♦ Salier etch ♦ selective etch ♦ staining etch. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "etch": etch-proof, etch-resist, etch-resistant.
	Ending with "etch": Photo-etch.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "etch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		gdhend me acid, bëj gravurë. (various references)

Arabic		‏محلول كيميائى, ‏حفر (bore, burrow, burrowing, dig, digging, digging in, ditch, drill, drilling, excavate, excavation, fetch, fossilize, gnaw, grave, hew, inscribe, make a hole in, pick up, pit, plough, rut, scrape, sink), ‏طبع فى الذهن, ‏خرط (etching, lathe, turn), ‏رسم (block, charge, daub, depict, depiction, describe, description, design, draft, draught, draw, drawing, etching, exhibit, figure to oneself, formalize, image, impost, lay, lay out, limn, line, mark out, pattern, pencil, picture, plotter, portray, portrayal, protract, scrawl, sketch, tableau, trace, trace over, weave). (various references)

Bulgarian		гравирам (chase, cut, enchase, engrave, incise, rout out, sink), ецвам (pickle), правя офорт. (various references)

Chinese		�"�刻 (Etched). (various references)

Czech		leptat (bite, eat away). (various references)

Danish		etch=virussyge, radere, ætse,ætsning, ætse (bite, desensitize, engrave, etching). (various references)

Dutch		etsen (acid embossing, acid etching, biting, desensitize, discharging, engrave, etching, to dress). (various references)

Farsi		قلم زدن(بوسیله تیزاب), سیاه قلم کردن . (various references)

Finnish		syövytys (acid embossing, acid etching, biting, corrosion, etching). (various references)

French		effectuer une attaque chimique, liquide chimique, gravure du tabac, graver dans sa mémoire, graver � l'eau-forte, graver (etching), attaque chimique. (various references)

German		radieren (delete, engraving, erase, etching, rub out, scrape, scratch, to delete, to erase, to etch), ätzen (bite, burn, cauterize, corrode, desensitize, erode, etching, to cauterize, to corrode, to etch). (various references)

Greek		χαράσσω με χημική ουσία, χαράσσω με οξύ, χαρακτική μεταλλογραφία, χαρακτική δι'οξέως, εγχάραξη (inscription), �"ιάβρωση ειφανειών (etching), ίωση `Eτς. (various references)

Hebrew		לחרוט (carve, chisel, engrave, turn), ל�'לוף (carve, engrave). (various references)

Hungarian		karcol (scratch, to etch, to scratch), bevés (engrain, engrave, incise, ingrain, inscribe, to engrain, to engrave, to etch, to grave, to incise, to ingrain). (various references)

Indonesian		etsa, menggambar sketsa, mengetsa. (various references)

Italian		etching del tabacco, mordenzare all'acido nitrico, incidere all'acquaforte. (various references)

Korean		식각. (various references)

Manx		etchal (etching). (various references)

Norwegian		etse. (various references)

Pig Latin		etchay

Portuguese		etcetera (and so on, et cetera, etc.), gravura do tabaco, gravar a água-forte, cauterizar (burn, burn in, cauterize, fire, sear), causticar (scorch). (various references)

Romanian		grava (carve, chase, cut, emboss, engrave, grave, incise, inscribe). (various references)

Russian		гравировать (carve, chase, emboss, engrave). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		radirati, gravirati (carve, engrave). (various references)

Spanish		etch, grabar al aguafuerte, grabar al agua fuerte, ataque con ácidos, ataque (access, aggression, assault, attack, bout, charge, corrosion, degradation, destruction, deterioration, drive, etching, fit, insult, onfall, onset, paroxysm, point, raid, rush, seizure, strike, thrust, turn). (various references)

Swedish		etsa. (various references)

Thai		แกะสลักโ�"ยใช้กร�"ให้กั�"กร่อน, แกะสลักโ�"ยใช้ของแหลมหรือแสงเลเซอร์, เห็นไ�"้ชั�"เจน. (various references)

Turkish		yer etmek (strike), oymak (bore, boy-scout troop, carve, cave, cave in, chase, chisel, clan, cut, engrave, excavate, gouge, gouge out, grave, hollow, hollow out, incise, recess, scoop out, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, trace over, tribe), kabartma yapmak (boss, emboss, engrave, relieve), iz bırakmak (impress, leave behind, leave trace, pit, scar, track), hakketmek (carve, chase, engrave, incise, trace over), asitle hakketmek. (various references)

Ukranian		травити, гравірувати (carve, engrave, style). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
German	100 BCE-Modern	�tzen. (various references)
Old High German	500-1100	azzon. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Exodus Chapter 30, Verse 34
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen kurioV proV mwushn labe seautw hdusmata stakthn onuca calbanhn hdusmou kai libanon diafanh ison isw estai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dixitque Dominus ad Mosen sume tibi aromata stacten et onycha galbanen boni odoris et tus lucidissimum aequalis ponderis erunt omnia
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The Lord forsothe seyde to Moyses, Tak to thee swete smellynge thinges, stacten, and onycha, galbantum of good smel, and ensence moost liytynge, and alle thei shulen ben of euen weiyte.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And the Lord sayd vnto Moses: take vnto the swete spices: stacte, onycha, swete galbanu ad pure frakesens, of etch like moch:
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And the LORD said to Moses, Take to thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And the Lord said to Moses, Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, with the best frankincense, in equal weights;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Exodus Chapter 30, Verse 34
Cebuano	Ug si Jehova nag-ingon kang Moises: Kumuha ka alang kanimo sa mga mahumot nga panakot, ug sakti, ug onika, ug galbanum; mahumot nga mga panakot uban ang incienso nga lunsay: ngatanan sa sama nga timbang:
Croatian	Jahve još reèe Mojsiju: "Nabavi mirodija: natafe, šeheleta i helebene. Od ovih mirodija i èistoga tamjana,
Danish	HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde: Tag dig Røgelseoffer, Stakte, Onyksmusling, Galbanum og ren Virak, lige meget af hvert,
Dutch	Verder zeide de HEERE tot Mozes: Neem tot u welriekende specerijen, mirresap, en oniche, en galban, deze welriekende specerijen, en zuiveren wierook; dat elk bijzonder zij.
Finnish	Ja Herra sanoi Moosekselle vielä: "Ota itsellesi hyvänhajuisia aineita, hajupihkaa, simpukankuorta, tuoksukumia, näitä hyvänhajuisia aineita, ja puhdasta suitsuketta, yhtä paljon kutakin lajia,
French	L`Éternel dit � Moïse: Prends des aromates, du stacté, de l`ongle odorant, du galbanum, et de l`encens pur, en parties égales.
German	Und der HERR sprach zu Mose: Nimm dir Spezerei; Balsam, Stakte, Galban und reinen Weihrauch, von einem so viel wie vom andern,
Haitian Creole	Apre sa, Seyè a di Moyiz konsa: -Pran epis sa yo: safetida, lorye, gonm bwa ak pi bon kalite lansan. W'a pran menm valè nan chak.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Ambillah beberapa macam rempah-rempah yang sama banyaknya, yaitu getah damar, kulit lokan, getah rasamala dan dupa yang tulen.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Dan lagi firman Tuhan kepada Musa: Ambillah olehmu rempah-rempah yang harum baunya, yaitu getah mur dan lawang dan rasamala, rempah-rempah ini dan kemenyan yang suci, sekalian itu sama banyaknya.
Maori	I mea ano a Ihowa ki a Mohi, Tikina mau he mea kakara, he takete, he oneka, he karapanuma; enei mea kakara me te parakihe parakore; kia rite te taimaha o tetahi, o tetahi:
Norwegian	Og Herren sa til Moses: Ta dig røkelses-krydderier, stakte og sjønegl og galban - disse tre slags krydderier - og ren virak; det skal være like meget av hvert.
Portuguese	Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: Toma especiarias aromáticas: estoraque, e ônica, e gálbano, especiarias aromáticas com incenso puro; de cada uma delas tomarás peso igual;
Rumanian	Domnul a zis lui Moise: ,,Ia mirodenii, stacte, onice mirositoare, halvan, wi tqmkie curatq, kn aceeaw mqsurq.
Spanish	Jehovah dijo también a Moisés: "Toma especias: estacte, uña aromática, gálbano e incienso puro; igual peso de cada cosa.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "etch": etchant, etchants, etched, etcher, etchers, etches, etching, etchings. (additional references)
	Words ending with "etch": backstretch, fetch, fletch, homestretch, ketch, kvetch, letch, outstretch, overstretch, resketch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch. (additional references)
	Words containing "etch": backstretches, farfetched, farfetchedness, farfetchednesses, fetched, fetcher, fetchers, fetches, fetching, fetchingly, fletched, fletcher, fletchers, fletches, fletching, fletchings, homestretches, ketches, ketchup, ketchups, kvetched, kvetches, kvetchier, kvetchiest, kvetching, kvetchy, letched, letches, letching, outstretched, outstretches, outstretching, overstretched, overstretches, overstretching, resketched, resketches, resketching, retched, retches, retching, sketchbook, sketchbooks, sketched, sketcher, sketchers, sketches, sketchier, sketchiest, sketchily, sketchiness. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Etch" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acth, atch, attch, btch, cetch, eatcha, ec, Eccc, ecch, ech, Echr, echt, echy, ecn, ects, Ecv, ecw, ecz, Edcf, eech, eich, elth, enth, eoc, esch, esth, etah, etce, etche, etchs, etchy, etec, etha, etih, Etoh, ett, etth, euc, euch, Eutyche, Exch, extech, eyc, eych, Getech, Hentsch, hetch, medtech, Mextech, netch, Qetchua, tch, techa, teche, techx, tekh, tetch, Utc, wetch. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "etch" (pronounced e"kh)
2	e" kh	fetch, ketch, kvetch, outstretch, sketch, stretch.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-h-t"
	-1 letter: eth, het, the.
	-2 letters: eh, et, he.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-h-t"
	+1 letter: cheat, chert, chest, cheth, chute, ethic, fetch, ketch, letch, retch, tache, teach, techy, tench, teuch, theca, vetch, wecht.
	+2 letters: cachet, chaeta, chalet, chaste, cheats, cherts, cherty, chests, chesty, chetah, cheths, chuted, chutes, cither, clothe, cometh, detach, etched, etcher, etches, ethics, ethnic, fetich, fletch, hectic, hector, hepcat, itched, itches, kvetch, rachet, rochet, rotche, sachet, scathe, scythe, sketch, stench, taches, teched, techie, tetchy, thecae, thecal, thence, thetic, thrice, tocher, touche, trench, troche, tusche, wechts, wretch.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 74 63 68

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

. - -.-. ....

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01110100 01100011 01101000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#116 &#99 &#104

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0074 0063 0068

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
etch a sketch	73	detection endpoint etch monitor plasma rate	4
etch	50	etch n rub	4
etch glass	34	etch mate	4
chemical etch	33	etch resist	4
chem etch	28	wet etch	4
armour etch	19	etch tobacco virus	4
etch tech	18	defect etch silicon	4
photo etch	11	bath etch	3
etch acid	11	etch master	3
plasma etch	9	eduard etch photo	3
etch sand	7	etch primer	3
nital etch	7	buy etch original sketch toy	3
etch matic o	7	etch isotropic	3
etch art	6	electro etch	3
vin etch	6	etch window	3
art etch sketch	5	etch sketch.com	3
acid concrete etch	5	liquid etch resist	3
concrete etch	5	etch inc tech	2
etch tetra	5	etch history sketch	2
laser etch	5	etch hye	2
		etch wafer	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Etch

Definition: Etch

Etch

Verb

Specialty Definitions: Etch

Electrical Engineering

Metallurgy

Synonyms within Context: Etch

Engraving

Furrow

Crosswords: Etch

Commercial Usage: Etch

Books

Photo Album: Etch

Non-Fiction Usage: Etch

Health

Usage Frequency: Etch

Expression: Etch

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Etch

etch a sketch

detection endpoint etch monitor plasma rate

etch

etch n rub

etch glass

etch mate

chemical etch

etch resist

chem etch

wet etch

armour etch

etch tobacco virus

etch tech

defect etch silicon

photo etch

bath etch

etch acid

etch master

plasma etch

eduard etch photo

etch sand

etch primer

nital etch

buy etch original sketch toy

etch matic o

etch isotropic

etch art

electro etch

vin etch

etch window

art etch sketch

etch sketch.com

acid concrete etch

liquid etch resist

concrete etch

etch inc tech

etch tetra

etch history sketch

laser etch

etch hye

etch wafer

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