What does etched mean?
Definitions for etched
etched
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word etched.
Princeton's WordNet
engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribedadjective
cut or impressed into a surface
"an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
GCIDE
etchedadjective
Corroded so that the surface is matte and not fully transparent; -- of glass.
Wiktionary
etchedadjective
Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
Wikipedia
etched
Etching is a printmaking technique in art.
ChatGPT
etched
Etched refers to a process or technique in which a design or pattern is produced on a hard surface (such as glass, metal, or stone) by cutting into the material's surface with a strong acid or mordant. It can also refer metaphorically to something being clearly fixed or embedded in one's mind or memory.
Webster Dictionary
Etched
of Etch
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1505","1"],["1574","1"],["1678","1"],["1684","1"],["1689","1"],["1693","1"],["1695","1"],["1702","1"],["1704","2"],["1712","1"],["1714","4"],["1717","1"],["1718","2"],["1721","1"],["1722","3"],["1725","1"],["1727","1"],["1728","2"],["1729","2"],["1730","1"],["1732","1"],["1733","4"],["1736","1"],["1740","2"],["1741","2"],["1742","1"],["1743","2"],["1744","4"],["1745","1"],["1746","1"],["1747","5"],["1748","10"],["1749","12"],["1750","3"],["1751","9"],["1753","1"],["1754","31"],["1755","35"],["1756","2"],["1757","1"],["1758","2"],["1759","2"],["1761","2"],["1762","3"],["1763","2"],["1764","2"],["1765","1"],["1766","14"],["1767","2"],["1768","47"],["1769","29"],["1770","3"],["1771","3"],["1773","3"],["1774","1"],["1775","4"],["1776","9"],["1778","1"],["1780","4"],["1781","6"],["1782","104"],["1783","1"],["1784","4"],["1785","231"],["1786","290"],["1787","14"],["1788","2"],["1789","10"],["1790","2"],["1791","18"],["1792","193"],["1793","15"],["1794","10"],["1795","12"],["1796","7"],["1797","12"],["1798","91"],["1799","9"],["1800","13"],["1801","37"],["1802","174"],["1803","35"],["1804","29"],["1805","51"],["1806","96"],["1807","48"],["1808","149"],["1809","34"],["1810","48"],["1811","32"],["1812","83"],["1813","119"],["1814","183"],["1815","30"],["1816","158"],["1817","178"],["1818","73"],["1819","103"],["1820","92"],["1821","102"],["1822","102"],["1823","41"],["1824","909"],["1825","103"],["1826","82"],["1827","53"],["1828","266"],["1829","521"],["1830","107"],["1831","133"],["1832","71"],["1833","228"],["1834","66"],["1835","111"],["1836","188"],["1837","59"],["1838","138"],["1839","78"],["1840","267"],["1841","120"],["1842","101"],["1843","100"],["1844","160"],["1845","138"],["1846","171"],["1847","134"],["1848","298"],["1849","169"],["1850","134"],["1851","252"],["1852","233"],["1853","154"],["1854","204"],["1855","134"],["1856","136"],["1857","285"],["1858","103"],["1859","192"],["1860","280"],["1861","185"],["1862","182"],["1863","156"],["1864","129"],["1865","137"],["1866","206"],["1867","141"],["1868","418"],["1869","155"],["1870","158"],["1871","270"],["1872","245"],["1873","257"],["1874","421"],["1875","311"],["1876","705"],["1877","292"],["1878","653"],["1879","655"],["1880","1170"],["1881","639"],["1882","809"],["1883","1002"],["1884","1061"],["1885","1220"],["1886","843"],["1887","950"],["1888","776"],["1889","625"],["1890","665"],["1891","841"],["1892","676"],["1893","681"],["1894","1112"],["1895","993"],["1896","739"],["1897","1068"],["1898","848"],["1899","1014"],["1900","710"],["1901","922"],["1902","1401"],["1903","1235"],["1904","1455"],["1905","1396"],["1906","1830"],["1907","1473"],["1908","1411"],["1909","1352"],["1910","2031"],["1911","2427"],["1912","2110"],["1913","2546"],["1914","1270"],["1915","1394"],["1916","1704"],["1917","1194"],["1918","922"],["1919","1413"],["1920","1661"],["1921","2682"],["1922","2215"],["1923","1387"],["1924","2389"],["1925","2268"],["1926","2095"],["1927","1676"],["1928","1685"],["1929","2133"],["1930","1921"],["1931","2011"],["1932","1604"],["1933","1349"],["1934","1529"],["1935","1646"],["1936","1928"],["1937","2044"],["1938","2159"],["1939","2026"],["1940","1879"],["1941","2004"],["1942","1795"],["1943","1711"],["1944","1752"],["1945","1630"],["1946","2187"],["1947","2266"],["1948","2958"],["1949","3218"],["1950","2948"],["1951","2773"],["1952","3082"],["1953","2446"],["1954","2799"],["1955","2824"],["1956","3340"],["1957","2971"],["1958","3499"],["1959","3776"],["1960","3631"],["1961","3974"],["1962","4981"],["1963","4713"],["1964","4828"],["1965","5073"],["1966","5557"],["1967","5776"],["1968","6800"],["1969","6681"],["1970","7202"],["1971","6614"],["1972","8011"],["1973","6969"],["1974","7731"],["1975","7721"],["1976","7635"],["1977","9810"],["1978","8962"],["1979","8211"],["1980","9997"],["1981","10028"],["1982","11748"],["1983","11795"],["1984","13467"],["1985","12956"],["1986","14664"],["1987","13496"],["1988","16219"],["1989","17045"],["1990","17746"],["1991","17648"],["1992","21084"],["1993","21122"],["1994","20575"],["1995","21554"],["1996","22682"],["1997","22697"],["1998","23350"],["1999","23803"],["2000","29697"],["2001","29895"],["2002","31841"],["2003","34339"],["2004","36330"],["2005","35497"],["2006","36744"],["2007","35535"],["2008","35017"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of etched in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of etched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of etched in a Sentence
I'm informed by my faith in many things, and this is one of them. So I have to admit that I'm conflicted about this, but here's the deal, this happens in rare cases where the death penalty's given out and you meet family members that have lost a loved one and it's still in their heart. It's etched in their soul. And this is the way that they get closure? I get more comfortable with it, to be honest with you.
That is f–ked up. My son’s gonna read that one day, he’s nine. And it’s etched in digital stone. It really f—king bothered me, dude. I cried about it.
This has become their life, and both sides are desperate to win any way they can. Even if that is in the court of public opinion, they will take that win, everyone has woken up and realized that the law is not etched in stone. It is in the eye of the beholder and they are trying to influence that.
The path to true happiness is etched within, marked by self-acceptance and kindness.
Dr. King’s dream is our dream, it is the American dream, it’s the promise stitched into the fabric of our nation, etched into the hearts of our people and written into the soul of humankind, it is the dream of a world where people are judged by who they are, not how they look or where they come from.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for etched
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for etched »
Translation
Find a translation for the etched definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"etched." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 13 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/etched>.
Discuss these etched definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In