Standard Lemma guide

hatching

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: drawing

Topics: art, arts, drafting, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of hatch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hatch, crosshatch, hachure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shading

7

noun

Meaning 7

the production of young from an egg

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hatch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: щриховка (štrihovka) — method of shading
  • Czech: šrafování — method of shading
  • Dutch: arcering — method of shading
  • Finnish: viivoitus — method of shading
  • German: Schraffur — method of shading
  • German: Schraffierung — method of shading
  • German: Strichelung — method of shading
  • German: Schattierung — method of shading
  • Ido: hacho — method of shading
  • Italian: tratteggio — method of shading
  • Japanese: ハッチング (hatchingu) — method of shading
  • Japanese: 網掛け (ami kake) — method of shading
  • Māori: kauruku whakarārangi — method of shading
  • Swedish: skraffering — method of shading
  • Bulgarian: люпило (ljupilo) — group which emerge from eggs at the same time
  • Finnish: pesue — group which emerge from eggs at the same time
  • Finnish: haudontaerä — group which emerge from eggs at the same time
  • German: Schlupf — group which emerge from eggs at the same time
  • Italian: covata — group which emerge from eggs at the same time
  • Bulgarian: мътене (mǎtene) — act of egg hatching
  • Bulgarian: излюпване (izljupvane) — act of egg hatching
  • Czech: líhnutí — act of egg hatching
  • Czech: vylíhnutí — act of egg hatching
  • Finnish: kuoriutuminen — act of egg hatching
  • German: Schlüpfen — act of egg hatching
  • Italian: schiusa — act of egg hatching
  • Swedish: kläckning — act of egg hatching
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