hachure
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hachure
- /hæʃˈjʊə/ UK
- /hæˈʃʊɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).
noun hachures
- A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷ "The adjoining Fig. 1 shows a mountainous island with the hill slopes indicated by a method of Hill-shading called 'hachures'. These hachures are lines indicating the direction of the slope. Where the slopes are steep the lines are thick and close together, making a dark shade; when the slopes are l
verb hachures · hachuring · hachured
- To mark a map with hachures.
Translations
Talk about this word "hachure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hachure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hachure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hachure "hachure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hachure.Cite this
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title = {hachure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hachure},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
