hatching
noun/ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/
1
Art, Arts, Drafting, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
2
Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology 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.
4
Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.
- Derived terms
- cross-hatching, posthatching, prehatching