[{"word":"etching","phonetic":"/ˈetʃ.ɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈetʃ.ɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To engrave a surface.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a lasting impression.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."},{"definition":"To sketch; to delineate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The image created by this process.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/etch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/etching"]}]