hatching

1. (countable, uncountable)A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.

   Schraffur, Schraffierung, Strichelung

   shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

2. (countable, uncountable)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.

   Schlupf

3. (countable, uncountable)The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.

   Schlüpfen

   the production of young from an egg

4. (countable, uncountable)Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.

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