aquatint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈækwətɪnt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian acquatinta (literally “dyed water”).
Meanings
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A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
Aquatint is a laborious process that involves acids and resistants and emphasizes tone over line.
2023, Justin Torres, Blackouts, Granta Books (2024), page 287:
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An etching or print made using this method.
Been thinking of my grandfather, whose wayward brilliance skipped my father’s generation. Once, he showed me an aquatint of a certain Siamese temple.
2004, David Mitchell, “Letters From Zedelghem”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aquatints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (39)
de Aquatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · id cetak akua (etching or print) · lv akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · ca aiguatinta (etching or print) · nl aquatint (form of etching with acid on a plate) · sh akvatinta (etching or print) · uz akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · hu foltmaratás (form of etching with acid on a plate) · cs akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pt aquatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pl akwatynta (etching or print) · he אקווטינט (form of etching with acid on a plate) · el ακουατίντα (form of etching with acid on a plate) · ru аквати́нта (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pl akwatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · hy աքվատինտա (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pl akwatinta (etching or print) · id cetak akua (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pl akwatynta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · pt água-tinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · et akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · eo akvatinta gravuraĵo (etching or print) · ca aiguatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · de Tuschätzung (form of etching with acid on a plate) · eo akvatinto (form of etching with acid on a plate) · ka აკვატინტი (form of etching with acid on a plate) · fi akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · lt akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · he אקווטינטה (form of etching with acid on a plate) · ja アクアチント (form of etching with acid on a plate) · ro acvatintă (form of etching with acid on a plate) · fi akvatinta (etching or print) · eo akvatintaĵo (etching or print) · oc aquatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · sh akvatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate) · fr aquatinte (form of etching with acid on a plate) · da akvatinte (form of etching with acid on a plate) · nl aquatint (etching or print) · oc aqüatinta (form of etching with acid on a plate)