ha·chure (h -sh r , 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). [French, from Old French, from hacher, to crosshatch; see hatch3.] |
A method of representing relief upon a map or chart by shading in short disconnected lines drawn in the direction of the slopes.
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