Word: etching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
tching
Definition: The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
Morphemes:
Affix: etch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ätzen
Language: de
Decoded: atzen
Meaning: to etch
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of