hatch
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7.7
- noun
- /hæʧ/
- Specialized
:
hachurado
- If you have a complex drawing with multiple layers of geometry and hatch patterns, it can be difficult to pick the right item with so many things on top of each other.
Examples
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One Indian stands at the wall of the cavern in front of a series of symbolic carvings and scratches. With stone in hand, he makes a few hatch marks and keeps an eye on the crevasse.
Fiction book (1993) -
To add depth to the drawing, the artist used a fine hatch of parallel lines.
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And I just want to, like, a little, like, cross hatch on the bottom of every tomato.
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- No, no, just a little cross hatch to break the skin at the bottom of each tomato.
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Send AutoCAD hatch patterns to the back of the display order.
Blog text (34) -
The hatch marks were etch marks in the glass.
Blog text (5) -
In her sketch, she created a shadow effect with a series of hatch lines crossing each other.
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The designer proposed to enhance the texture by using hatch marks in the background.
Synonyms
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7.3
A pattern of crossing lines used to show shadow or texture
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6.7
A way of making light and shadow using many short crossing lines
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9.9
A way of shading using many short parallel or crossed lines to show slope and depth
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.1
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
- Slur
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9.9
An insulting old-fashioned word for a hospital that cares for people with mental illness
How Shaded
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7.9
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6.4
- Specialized
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7.7
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2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hatch (the drawing method of many lines for shade) is named for those small 'chopped' lines (from a word like hacher) that artists repeat to show shadow and texture, so hatching builds tone by many simple strokes.