etched
Because it is a word with a single syllable, etched is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofetched
- To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- To engrave a surface.
- To make a lasting impression.
Example: "The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."
- To sketch; to delineate.
- Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
- (of a muscle, body part or person) Toned and with a well-defined musculature.
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