etch (something) in(to) (something)

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etch (something) in(to) (something)

To cut something, such as a design or message, into some material or surface. Here, use this to try to etch your name into the glass.
See also: etch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

etch something in(to) something

 and etch something in
to erode a design or message into something, usually with acid. They etched their family crest into their good crystal. He etched in his initials.
See also: etch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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After a thorough wash in flowing DI-W, the samples were etched in the solutions.
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The wafer is etched in diluted HF until the surface is hydrophobic.
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Figure 3(a) shows that the porous GaAs etched in [H.sub.2]S[O.sub.4]: DMF solution with ratio of 1:1.
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Each set of samples was etched in 50 mL of fresh etchant.
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The amount of silicon etched in M2 is a 50 % higher than in M1 but the measured gain improvement in M1 is 0.3 dB better than in M2.
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According to the cross-sectional view, as shown in Figures 4(d) and 4(e), the surface was etched in the form of a cocktail glass.
One-step fabrication of hierarchically structured silicon surfaces and modification of their morphologies using sacrificial layers
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Characterisation of c-f polymer film formation on the air-bearing surface etched sidewall of fluorine-based plasma interacting with [Al.sub.2][O.sub.3]-tic substrate
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