crosshatch

ˈkrɔːshætʃ

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Definition of crosshatch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

illustration method

TECH.

make shading by adding sets of intersecting, closely spaced lines

TECH.

She crosshatched the sketch to darken the shadow.

Noun

sketching style

TECH.

drawing method using crisscross strokes to create tone

TECH.

The artist used a fine crosshatch to shade the portrait.

contraceptive device

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Origin of crosshatch

English, cross (intersect) + hatch (engrave)

Examples of crosshatch in a sentence

He carefully crosshatched the portrait to create a textured effect.
Crosshatch gave the sketch a sense of weight and shadow.
The illustrator used dense crosshatch around the character’s eyes.

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French:hachurer en croix, hachures croisées, ...
German:kreuzschraffieren, Kreuzschraffur, ...
Italian:tratteggiare a tratte incrociate, tratteggio incrociato, ...
Spanish:tramar, trama cruzada, ...
Portuguese:hachurar, hachuras cruzadas, ...
Chinese:交叉排线, 交叉线描, ...
Japanese:クロスハッチングする, クロスハッチング, ...
Arabic:ظَلَّلَ بِخُطُوطٍ مُتَقَاطِعَةٍ, تَظليل بِالخُطوط المُتقاطِعَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצְלִיב קַוִּים, הַצְלָבָה, ...
Russian:штриховать крест-накрест, перекрёстная штриховка, ...
Ukrainian:штрихувати хрест-нахрест, перехресне штрихування, ...
Hindi:क्रॉसहैच करना, आड़ी-तिरछी रेखांकन, ...
Bengali:ক্রসহ্যাচ করা, ক্রস হ্যাচিং, ...
Catalan:tramar en creu, tramat creuat, ...
Czech:šrafovat, křížové šrafování, ...
Danish:krydsskravere, krydsskravering, ...
Dutch:kruisarceren, kruisarcering, ...
Greek:σταυροσκιάζω, σταυρωτή γραμμοσκίαση, ...
Hungarian:keresztvonalkázni, keresztsraffozás, ...
Khmer:គូសបន្ទាត់ជិតៗគ្នាជាច្រើនក្រុមឱ្យឆ្លងកាត់គ្នា ដើម្បីបង្កើតស្រមោល, គំនូសឆ្លាស់គ្នា, ...
Korean:교차선으로 음영을 넣다, 크로스해칭, ...
Persian:هاشور زد, هاشور ضربدری, ...
Polish:cieniować krzyżującymi się kreskami, kreskowanie krzyżujące, ...
Portuguese (BR):hachurar, hachura cruzada, ...
Romanian:a hașura încrucișat, hașură încrucișată, ...
Swedish:korsskrafera, korsskraffering, ...
Thai:ขีดเส้นไขว้, การขีดเส้นไขว้, ...
Turkish:çapraz taramak, çapraz tarama, ...
Vietnamese:tô bóng bằng nét gạch chéo, kỹ thuật gạch chéo, ...

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