Architectural Drawing Terms

noun a pattern of lines drawn diagonally across each other, typically used in drawing or engraving

verb to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines

• The artist used a crosshatch technique to create depth and texture in the drawing.
• I tried to crosshatch my sketch, but it just ended up looking messy.
• I'm gonna crosshatch this doodle to make it pop.
• His emotions were crosshatched with conflicting feelings of love and resentment.

noun an opening in a surface, especially the deck of a ship or the roof of a building, for access or ventilation

verb to emerge from an egg, or to cause an egg to break open and a young animal to come out

• The eggs in the nest will soon hatch into baby birds.
• I can't wait for the eggs to hatch so we can see the baby chicks!
• Let's hatch a plan to sneak into the party tonight.
• The idea began to hatch in his mind as he thought about how to solve the problem.

noun a simple or basic drawing or design

adjective not smooth or exact

• The architect presented a rough sketch of the building design to the client.
• I quickly drew up a rough sketch of my idea on a napkin.
• Let me just doodle a rough sketch of what I'm thinking.
• She only had a rough sketch of her plan, but she was confident it would work out.