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hachure
[ noun ha-shoor, hash-oor; verb ha-shoor ]
/ noun hæˈʃʊər, ˈhæʃ ʊər; verb hæˈʃʊər /
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noun
one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
shading composed of such lines.
verb (used with object), ha·chured, ha·chur·ing.
Also hatch. to indicate or shade by hachures.
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Also hatch·ure [hach-er] /ˈhætʃ ər/ .
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How to use hachure in a sentence
Engraved lines, especially those used in shading, are called “hatches” or “hachures” (see Hachure).
Between them are incised arks forming hachure parallel to the arks previously mentioned.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll SmithThese lines seem to indicate the upper edge of an apron which is covered by vertical hachure.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll SmithThe accompanying hachure maps show them so well that little description is needed.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
British Dictionary definitions for hachure
hachure
/ (hæˈʃjʊə) /
noun
hatchingSee hatch 3
shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients
verb
(tr) to mark or show by hachures
Word Origin for hachure
C19: from French, from hacher to chop up, hatch ³
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