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HATCHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Synonyms:
crosshatch; hachure; hatch; hatching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hatching" is a kind of...):
shading (graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting)
Derivation:
hatch (draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The production of young from an egg
Synonyms:
hatch; hatching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("hatching" is a kind of...):
birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)
Derivation:
hatch (emerge from the eggs)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb hatch
