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engraving

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: art, arts

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: media, printing, publishing

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intaglio

Narrower terms: copperplate engraving, line engraving, photoengraving, steel engraving

3

noun

Meaning 3

A print produced from an engraving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of engrave

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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6

noun

Meaning 6

making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: etching

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: printmaking

Narrower terms: steel engraving, aquatint

7

noun

Meaning 7

a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plate

Narrower terms: copperplate, copperplate engraving, etching, gravure, halftone, halftone engraving, photoengraving, linecut, line block, line engraving, steel engraving, woodcut, wood block, wood engraving

8

noun

Meaning 8

a print made from an engraving

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: print

Narrower terms: dry point, etching, halftone, linecut, line engraving, steel engraving, woodcut, wood engraving

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَقْشْ (naqš) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Arabic: نَقْش (nagš) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Armenian: փորագրություն (pʻoragrutʻyun) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Bulgarian: грави́ране (gravírane) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Catalan: gravat — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雕刻 (diāokè) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐫刻 /镌刻 (juānkè) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Czech: rytina — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Finnish: kaiverrus — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Finnish: kaivertaminen — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • French: gravure — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • German: Gravieren — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • German: Stechen — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Ido: grabo — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Ido: grabado — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Italian: incisione — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Japanese: 彫刻 (chōkoku) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Latin: caelātūra — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gravering — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gravering — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Polish: rytownictwo — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Polish: grawerstwo — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Portuguese: gravura — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Russian: грави́рование (gravírovanije) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Spanish: grabado — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Spanish: grabadura — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Spanish: entretallamiento (disused) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Spanish: entretalladura (disused) — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Spanish: buriladura — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Swedish: gravering — the practice of incising a design onto a hard surface
  • Armenian: փորագրություն (pʻoragrutʻyun) — an engraved image
  • Armenian: փորագրանկար (pʻoragrankar) — an engraved image
  • Bulgarian: гравю́ра (gravjúra) — an engraved image
  • Dutch: gravure — an engraved image
  • Finnish: kaiverrus — an engraved image
  • French: gravure — an engraved image
  • German: Gravur — an engraved image
  • German: Stich — an engraved image
  • Ido: graburo — an engraved image
  • Latin: caelāmen — an engraved image
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gravering — an engraved image
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gravering — an engraved image
  • Polish: grawerka — an engraved image
  • Russian: гравю́ра (gravjúra) — an engraved image
  • Spanish: grabado — an engraved image
  • Spanish: burilada — an engraved image
  • Spanish: buriladura — an engraved image
  • Spanish: entretalla (disused) — an engraved image
  • Spanish: entretallamiento (disused) — an engraved image
  • Spanish: entretalladura (disused) — an engraved image
  • Swedish: gravyr — an engraved image
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