etching

/ˈetʃ.ɪŋ/

IPA: /EH1 CH IH0 NG/

verb

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.
“The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.”
4
To sketch; to delineate.

noun

1
The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
2
The image created by this process.

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