as in etching
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as in inscribing
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone
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as in imprinting
to produce a vivid impression of
a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind
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Recent Examples of engraving
Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
An undated engraving depicting Abelard reading to Heloise.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The use of a Femto laser, capable of emitting extremely short light pulses in the order of femtoseconds, allows for unprecedented precision in engraving.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The moon engraving is based on altimeter measurements from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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Other art pieces on display include lithographs by Aristide Maillol and Joan Miro, an engraving by Pierre Bonnard and photographs by Peter Schlesinger and Wolfgang Tillmans.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
An undated engraving depicting Abelard reading to Heloise.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
The use of a Femto laser, capable of emitting extremely short light pulses in the order of femtoseconds, allows for unprecedented precision in engraving.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The moon engraving is based on altimeter measurements from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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But there's been talk of threats and ominous etchings on shell casings.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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The wafers came into the upper chamber with a pattern exposed onto the resist and underwent a series of processing steps that included development, hardening, etching, and others, as indicated.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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The federal government issued $2 currency notes beginning in 1862, which first had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the cover.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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The portraits Joseph took for the agency captured the dignity of the women at work on SS George Washington Carver, exactly what the propaganda agency wanted to show.April White, JSTOR Daily, 16 Dec. 2024
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With multidimensional characters, juicy storylines, and Black culture front and center, The Gates will have impactful representation, one of the key touchstones of the venture.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Wall Street's second-largest exchange now faces a dramatic shift in its push for diverse board leadership representation.Kori Hale, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nonetheless, viewing a depiction of business value and technical value on X and Y axes portrays a more integrative approach to enterprise storage.Eric Herzog, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This small house contained a number of sensual, mythic depictions.Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Engraving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engraving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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