etching
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The meaning (definition) of the word etching
a picture printed from a design scratched into metal
The word etching used in a sentence
“The etching on the metal plate shows a beautiful picture.”
The plural of the word etching
etchings
How the word etching is said around the world
| French | gravure (grah-VEWR) |
| Spanish | aguafuerte (ahgh-wahf-WAYR-tay) |
| Mandarin | 蚀刻 (shee kuh) |
| Hindi | एचिंग (ay-KYEENG) |
| Arabic | النقش (ahn-NAHKSH) |
| Russian | травление (trahv-LYAY-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gravura (gruh-VOO-ruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gravura (grah-VOO-ra) |
| Japanese | エッチング (ayt-CHEENG-gu) |
| German | Radierung (rah-DEE-ruung) |
| Urdu | اینچنگ (AYN-kyuhng) |
| Punjabi | ਐਚਿੰਗ (e-KYING) |
| Korean | 에칭 (AY-cheeng) |
| Hebrew | תַחרִיט (tahkh-REE-uht) |
| Greek | χαλκογραφία (khahl-kohgh-rah-FEE-ah) |
| Dutch | etsen (E-tsuhn) |
| Tagalog | pag-ukit (PAH-goo-keet) |
| Vietnamese | khắc (KHAH-urky) |
| Turkish | gravür (grah-VERR) |
| Persian | حکاکی (hahk-KAH-kee) |
| Polish | akwaforta (ahk-fah-FAWR-tah) |
| Ukrainian | офорт (oh-FOHRT) |
| Bengali | খোদাই (KOH-dy) |
| Swedish | etsning (ETS-ning) |
| Italian | incisione (een-chee-zee-OH-nay) |
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