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been etched
verb
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
Exact(60)
Etch pit density (EPD) experiment shows all dislocations have been etched to form cavities at low pressure, but not all the cavities result from etched dislocations.
"I don't think anything's been etched in stone".
The near collapse, the players say, has not been etched into the record books.
The words "Gonzo was here — 1971" have been etched onto its trunk.
Investigators said the victim's Social Security number had been etched on the back of the skull.
Pavement stones have been etched with historic dates, and a custom-made viewfinder loaded with photos of the past.
His name has been etched on Vietnam War memorials and army records list him as having been "killed in action".
It doesn't matter: it fits, as if the hard-won experience of the lyrics has been etched on his throat.
Names of some of the dead and "God Bless Our Fallen Brothers," had been etched into it.
The chip that surprised Dr. Mikulec had been etched to create a dense series of microscopic channels.
One review said something like we seemed to have been etched together throughout eternity or some such phrase.
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