hachure
hachure · hachures
гашюра
A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷
UK/hæʃˈjʊə/US/hæˈʃʊɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷
гашю́раgašúra
More definitions
- shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a map line indicating steepness:
Origin
From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).
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Forms
plural: hachuresSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- shading consisting of multiple crossing lines:hatchhatchingcrosshatch
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhatch
See also
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