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etching vs plaster printing

plaster printing vs etching

etching and plaster printing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
etching Yes No No No
plaster printing Yes No No No
As nouns, plaster printing is a hyponym of etching; that is, plaster printing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than etching:
  • etching: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  • plaster printing: printing from an intaglio plate that has been converted to a relief print by making a plaster cast of it, thereby causing lines that were originally incised to stand out above the surface.
Other hyponyms of etching include steel engraving, aquatint.
etching (noun) plaster printing (noun)
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them printing from an intaglio plate that has been converted to a relief print by making a plaster cast of it, thereby causing lines that were originally incised to stand out above the surface.
an etched plate made with the use of acid
an impression made from an etched plate
Difference between etching and plaster printing

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