Etch - Definition

v 1: make an etching of; "He etched her image into the surface"
2: cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; "a face
etched with pain"; "the leafless branches etched against the
sky"
3: carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from
such a block; "engrave a letter" [syn: engrave, etch]
4: carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with
the owner's name" [syn: engrave, etch]
5: selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or
printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of
electrons