hachure

ha·chure

any of a series of short parallel lines used, esp. in map making, to represent a sloping or elevated surface

Origin of hachure

French from Old French hacher, to chop from hache, ax from Frankish an unverified form hapja, sickle from Indo-European base an unverified form (s)kep- from source shaft, Classical Latin capo, capon, Classical Greek koptein, to chop

transitive verb

-·chured′, -·chur′ing

to show by, or shade with, hachures

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hachure

noun

One of the short lines used on maps to shade or to indicate slopes and their degree and direction.

transitive verb

ha·chured, ha·chur·ing, ha·chures

To make hatching on (a map).

Origin of hachure

French from Old French from hacher to crosshatch ; see hatch ³.

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Noun

(plural hachures)

(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.

Origin

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

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