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ha·chure  (h-shr, hshr)

n.

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

tr.v. (h-shr) ha·chured, ha·chur·ing, ha·chures

To make hatching on (a map).

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[French, from Old French, from hacher, to crosshatch; see hatch³.]

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hachure [hæˈʃjʊə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another word for hatching (see hatch³)

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients

vb

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (tr) to mark or show by hachures

[from French, from hacher to chop up, hatch³]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hachure - shading consisting of multiple crossing lines crosshatch, hatch, hatching shading - graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting