etching

Example Sentences

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“They move from mountain to mountain, etching their knowledge into the rock: histories, philosophies, songs, mathematics.”

From Literature

Their approach focuses on modifying the inside surface of aluminum tubes by etching it to create microscopic and nanoscale pits.

From Science Daily

I look up at the walls and ceiling, covered with elaborate designs and colorful etchings.

From Literature

There was an etching of frost forming along the corner of the window, the glass doing little to keep the bitter fingers of winter from finding their way inside our railcar.

From Literature

A day later, crews could be seen etching the president's name on the building's façade.

From BBC