HACHURES


Meaning of HACHURES in English

[ ha'ʃjʊəz ]

■ plural noun parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.

Derivatives

hachured adjective

Origin

C19: from Fr., from hacher (see hatch 3 ).

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