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Etching vs Milling - What's the difference?

etching | milling |

As nouns the difference between etching and milling

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 milling is the series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated.

As verbs the difference between etching and milling

is that etching is present participle of lang=en while milling 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)

    • milling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The series of notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated.
  • A grinding process using a mill

    • Verb

    (head)