Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "etch" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

cryoetch etchable etcher etchplain etchplanation microetch overetch photoetch piranha etch self-etch total-etch underetch

Entails

corrode

Etymologically Related To

eat

Context

art

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

carve chip at dissolve print show

Manner Of

dissolve print show

Related Terms

etchant etching

Related Terms

acid circuit boards corrosive decoration delineate engrave etchant etching impression industry metal pattern plate printing sketch substance surface technique

Similar Terms

engrave grave inscribe scratch

Synonym Network

engrave

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.