Crosshatching vs. Hatching
Crosshatching and Hatching Definitions
Crosshatching
To mark or shade with two or more intersecting sets of parallel lines.
Hatching
Fine lines used in graphic arts to show shading.
Crosshatching
A pattern made by such lines.
Hatching
The process of decorating with such lines.
Crosshatching
The symbol (#).
Hatching
A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
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Crosshatching
Present participle of crosshatch
Hatching
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.
Crosshatching
(arts) A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
Hatching
The act of an egg hatching, eclosion
Crosshatching
A method of indicating terrain on a map by using the same technique.
Hatching
Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.
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Crosshatching
In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle.
Hatching
Present participle of hatch
Hatching
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.
Hatching
The production of young from an egg
Hatching
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
