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Etching vs Corrosion - What's the difference?

etching | corrosion |

As nouns the difference between etching and corrosion

is that etching is the art of producing an from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid while corrosion is the act of corroding or the condition so produced.

As a verb etching

is present participle of lang=en.

etching

English

(wikipedia etching)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (lb) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
  • (lb) The image created by this process.
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  • *:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching ; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."

    • Derived terms

    * etching scribe

    Verb

    (head)

    • corrosion

    English

    (wikipedia corrosion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
  • A substance (such as rust) so formed.
  • (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
  • (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

    • Related terms

    * corrosible ----