HACHURE


Meaning of HACHURE in English

I. ha-ˈshu̇r noun

Etymology: French, from hacher to chop up, hash

Date: 1858

: a short line used for shading and denoting surfaces in relief (as in map drawing) and drawn in the direction of slope

II. transitive verb

( ha·chured ; ha·chur·ing )

Date: circa 1859

: to shade with or show by hachures

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.