hatching

1. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines. (countable, uncountable)
2. A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time. (countable, uncountable) · We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs.
3. The act of an egg hatching, eclosion. (countable, uncountable)
4. Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials. (countable, uncountable)

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