stopping-out

noun

An etching technique used to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts.

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Meanings

nounstopping-out (plural stopping-outs)

plural stopping-outs

  1. An etching technique used to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts.
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