graverSens technique: réaliser une image, un motif ou un texte par incision sur une plaque, un bloc ou du verre, notamment pour l'impression ou la décoration.

The master printmaker engraved a detailed landscape on the copper plate.

Le maître graveur a gravé un paysage détaillé sur la plaque de cuivre.

graverSens concret: tailler ou inciser une surface dure avec un motif, des lettres ou un dessin.

The artist decided to engrave the couple's initials into the wooden bench.

L'artiste a décidé de graver les initiales du couple sur le banc en bois.

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engravingnoun

The art or process of cutting or carving a design on a hard surface, especially so as to make a print.

Engraving requires patience and a steady hand.

A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

She admired the fine details in the engraving hanging on the gallery wall.

engravingadjective

Relating to or intended for the act, process, or result of engraving.

He purchased an engraving tool for the jewelry workshop.

engravinggerund / present participle

Engaging in the act of engraving; currently engraving or capable of engraving.

The engraving machine etched the design within minutes.

engraveverb

To carve or cut a design or letters into a hard surface.

The artist decided to engrave the couple's initials into the wooden bench.

To impress deeply as if with a graver.

The tragic event was engraved in her memory forever.

To produce or represent (an image, design, or text) by incising it on a surface such as a metal plate, block, or glass for printing or decoration.

The master printmaker engraved a detailed landscape on the copper plate.