- present participle of etch.
etching
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The declines followed losses by major US semiconductor stocks, after a report said a company was making specialised ultraviolet etching machines to boost China's chip industry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
As a student, he took up etching, in part because the Royal College of Art covered the costs of his materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
I found Kilvin in his office, etching runes into a hemisphere of glass for another hanging lamp.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
He did etchings, lithographs, even stained glass windows - equally at home working with the grandeur of opera design and the intimacy of pen and ink.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The etchings were all created using Blake's own "illuminated printing" technique.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
There’s a stunning group of watercolors, seemingly breathed onto the paper, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, fragile etchings by Whistler and dazzling, light-struck waterside scenes by Sargent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
The Wall Street Journal published an editor’s note walking back its reporting, noting that Cox’s description of the etchings included no references to the transgender community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
I stare at the scims in my hands, a matched set with intricate black etchings that probably have no equal in the Empire.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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