Word Type

Noun

Verb

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

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

engraving

Derived Terms

abdominal etching cryoetching electroetching etching scribe photoetching someone's etchings

Inflected/Variant Forms

etch

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

engraving intaglio printmaking

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

aquatint mezzotint

Type Of (IsA)

engraving graphic intaglio method of printmaking part physical information bearing object two dimensional art object work of art

Related Terms

etch image

Synonym Network

engraving

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