Definitions for hatchingˈhætʃ ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hatch•ingˈhætʃ ɪŋ(n.)
Ref: hachure (def. 2). 2
Origin of hatching:
1655–65
Princeton's WordNet
hatch, hatching(noun)
the production of young from an egg
hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure(noun)
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Wiktionary
hatching(Noun)
A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
hatching(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Hatching(u)
of Hatch
Hatching(noun)
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 crosshatching
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