hachure

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /hæʃˈjʊə/
• (GA) IPA: /hæˈʃʊɹ/

Noun

hachure (plural hachures)

1. (cartography, chiefly, historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

Translations

• French: hachure
• Russian: гашю́ра

Verb

hachure (hachures, present participle hachuring; past and past participle hachured)

1. To mark a map with hachures.

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