hachure

See also: hachuré

English

Etymology

From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hæʃˈjʊə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæˈʃʊɹ/

Noun

hachure (plural hachures)

1. (cartography, chiefly historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

Usage notes

• Unlike contour lines, hachures are drawn in the direction of the slope and their thickness and closeness is used to represent the relief with shading. They are no longer used on most modern maps.

Translations

a map line indicating steepness

• French: hachure (fr) f
• Russian: гашю́ра f (gašúra)

Verb

hachure (third-person singular simple present hachures, present participle hachuring, simple past and past participle hachured)

1. To mark a map with hachures.

French

Etymology

From hacher +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.ʃyʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

hachure f (plural hachures)

1. a crosshatching line
2. (cartography) a mapping hachure or the technique itself
3. (rare) Something minced

Derived terms

• hachurer

Further reading

• “hachure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.