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Webster 1913 Edition


Hachure

Hach′ure

(hăch′ū̍r)
,
Noun.
[F., fr.
hacher
to hack. See
Hatching
.]
(Fine Arts)
A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See
Hatching
.

Definition 2024


hachure

hachure

See also: hachuré

English

Noun

hachure (plural hachures)

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

Translations

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.

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

hacher + -ure

Noun

hachure f (plural hachures)

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

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