English dictionary

hatching

/'h/&//tS//I//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the production of young from an egg

noun.process

Synonyms hatch

Source: WordNet 3.0
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

noun.attribute

Synonyms crosshatch hachure hatch

Source: WordNet 3.0
A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also <i>crosshatching</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913