/ Dictionary / Index D deep-etch plate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: deep'-etch plate' Pronunciation: (dēp'ech"), [key] an offset printing plate with an intaglio image filled with a substance that attracts ink to make it planographic. Cf. albumen plate. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. deepen deep fat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language