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腐食銅版 (ふしょくどうばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腐ふ食しょく銅どう版ばん

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Meanings

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copperplate etching

Refers to the etching technique or the resulting etched copper plate used in printmaking.

腐ふ食しょく銅どう版ばんの技ぎ法ほうは、銅どう板ばんに防ぼう食しょく剤ざいを塗ぬっ

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The copperplate etching technique involves applying a resist to the copper plate and then etching it with acid.

Kanji

腐rot, decay, sour
食eat, food
銅copper
版printing block, printing plate, edition
板plank, board, plate

Related words

エッチング
エッチング is the broader loanword for etching in general, while 腐食銅版 specifically refers to copperplate etching as a technique or the plate itself.

Built from

腐ふ食しょく+銅どう版ばん

Written forms

腐ふ食しょく銅どう版ばん
Standard kanji spelling for copperplate etching; 版 (printing plate) is the more precise character for the etching plate itself.
腐ふ食しょく銅どう板ばん
Variant using 板 (board/plate); may be encountered but 版 is more common for printing contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 腐食 (corrosion, etching) and 銅版 (copper plate). The term directly describes the process of etching a copper plate.