hachure

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hæˈʃjʊə/

Noun

hachure (plural hachures)

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

Translations

a map line indicating steepness

• Russian: гашюра (ru) (gašjúra) f

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.

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French

Etymology

hacher +‎ -ure

Noun

hachure f (plural hachures)

1. A crosshatching line.
2. (cartography) A mapping hachure or the technique itself.
3. (rare) Characteristic of what has been haché.

Derived terms

• hachurer