Ätzdruckm(Print made from a plate into which the design has been cut by acid. The process of producing such a plate); Ätzungf(Print made from a plate into which the design has been cut by acid. The process of producing such a plate); Radierkunstf; Radierungf; Ätzenn
etching The incision of lines on a plate of metal, glass, or other material by covering it with an acid-resistant coating, scratching through the coating, and then permitting an acid bath to erode exposed parts of the plate['eʧɪŋ]v