English noun: hatching | |||
1. | hatching (process) the production of young from an egg | ||
Synonyms | hatch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition | ||
2. | hatching (attribute) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | ||
Synonyms | crosshatch, hachure, hatch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shading | ||