crosshatched

Thân thiện

The artist crosshatched the shadows on the drawing of an apple.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines: Describes a surface or area in a drawing, engraving, or map that has been filled with two or more sets of intersecting parallel lines to create shading or texture.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Artistic Context: In technical drawing, illustration, and printmaking, "crosshatched" is a precise term for a specific shading technique. It is often used to describe the texture or pattern itself.

Variants and Related Words

• Crosshatch (verb): To shade an area with two or more sets of intersecting parallel lines.
• Hatching (noun): The technique of using closely spaced parallel lines to create shading. Crosshatching is a specific type of hatching.
• Crosshatching (noun): The pattern or the act of creating a crosshatched area.

Synonyms

• Hatched: Shaded with parallel lines (though not necessarily crossed).
• Shaded with lines: A more general descriptive phrase.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This word is highly technical and specific; it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hatched