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🔲 A square pattern 🪚 Engraving process 🪚 To engrave squares
checkering

checkering

8.1
Cutting a pattern of small diamonds or squares into a surface to give a better grip
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkərɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : grabado
  • I love the checkering design on this table.

Examples

  • The checkering on the handle provides a better grip.

  • The gunsmith spent hours perfecting the checkering on the rifle's wooden stock.

  • High-quality checkering can greatly improve the grip and appearance of a tool handle.

  • She admired the detailed checkering on the antique walking stick.

  • The molded checkering on the gun's grip is very well done.

  • Unlike the 1962 version, this checkering is cut by lasers instead of by hand.

  • The checkering on the mainspring housing is hand-cut at 20 lines per inch, and the checkering on the front strap is at 30 lines per inch.

Synonyms

engraving
vscheckering
25 4.1

A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface

focuses on small square or diamond cuts for grip or decoration
patterning
vscheckering
  • Specialized
6.1

Making precise layouts on a surface, for example on computer chips

involves cutting small square or diamond shapes into a surface for grip

How Detailed

engraving
25 4.1
checkering
  • US
8.1
etching
14 6.3

Surface Forms

checkering singular
checkerings plural

Morphology

checkering = checker (transparent) = check + er + ing

The process sense is directly built from the verb 'checker' plus -ing.

Etymology

Checkering comes from the same idea as checkerboard, meaning a surface of 'squares', and was used for the work that makes this pattern. So as a process, checkering is the cutting or carving of small squares or diamonds to improve grip and appearance.