hachure

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See also: hachuré

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

Pronunciation

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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

Verb

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  1. To mark a map with hachures.

French

Etymology

hacher +‎ -ure

Pronunciation

Noun

hachure f (plural hachures)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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