hatching
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hatching
- /ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/
noun hatchings
- A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
- A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time. We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs.
- The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.
- Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.
verb
- present participle and gerund of hatch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crosshatch, hachure, oviparous, brood, brooding, fabric, frame, spark, emergence, incubator, outbreak, broiler, vegetative, incubate, incubation, hatchling
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noun method of shading
| 日本語 | ハッチング hatchingu, 網掛け ami kake |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schraffur, Schraffierung, Strichelung, Schattierung |
| Italiano | tratteggio |
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title = {hatching},
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