hachure

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hæˈʃjʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. ha shŏŏr′, hash′ŏŏr; v. ha shŏŏr′)

Inflections of 'hachure' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
hachures
v 3rd person singular
hachuring
v pres p
hachured
v past
hachured
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ha•chure  (n. ha shŏŏr′, hash′ŏŏr;v. ha shŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n., v., -chured, -chur•ing. 
n. 
  1. Surveyingone of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
  2. Surveyingshading composed of such lines;
    hatching.

v.t. 
  1. Surveying, PrintingAlso, hatch. to indicate or shade by hachures.
Also, hatchure. 
  • French; see hatch3, -ure
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hachure /hæˈʃjʊə/ n
  1. hatching
    See hatch3
  2. shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from hacher to chop up, hatch3
'hachure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hatch - hatching - hatchure

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