hachure
UK/hæʃˈjʊə/US/hæˈʃʊɹ/
hachure noun: a line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷.
Noun
hachure (plural hachures)
- A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷
- "The adjoining Fig. 1 shows a mountainous island with the hill slopes indicated by a method of Hill-shading called 'hachures'. These hachures are lines indicating the direction of the slope. Where the slopes are steep the lines are thick and close together, making a dark shade; when the slopes are...1990, Oxford University Press, The Oxford School Atlas (27th Edition), page 9, recto
Verb
hachure (third-person singular simple present hachures, present participle hachuring, simple past and past participle hachured)
- To mark a map with hachures.
hachure meaning in Tamil
hachure in Tamil
- மலைக்குறிக்கோடு
Forms of hachure
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hachures |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hachures |
| present participle | hachuring |
| past participle | hachured |
| past | hachured |
Origin of hachure
From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).
Questions about hachure
- What does hachure mean?
- Hachure means a line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.⁷.
- What is hachure in Tamil?
- Hachure in Tamil is மலைக்குறிக்கோடு. See Hachure meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hachure?
- Hachure can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce hachure?
- Hachure is pronounced /hæʃˈjʊə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hachure?
- The plural of hachure is hachures.
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