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• Hachure map — Hachures are an older mode of representing relief. They show orientation of slope, and by their thickness and overall density they provide a general sense of steepness. Being non numeric, they are less useful to a scientific survey than contours …   Wikipedia

• Hachure — Hach ure (h[a^]ch [ u]r), n. [F., fr. hacher to hack. See {Hatching}.] (Fine Arts) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See {Hatching}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hachure — [ha shoor′, hash′yoor΄, hash′oor΄; ] for v. [ ha shoor′] n. [Fr < OFr hacher, to chop < hache, ax < Frank * hapja, sickle < IE base * (s)kep > SHAFT, L capo, capon, Gr koptein, to chop] any of a series of short parallel lines used …   English World dictionary

• hachure — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, aeronautical chart, arabesque, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, band, bar, basketry, basketwork,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• map — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, aeronautical chart, alphabet, art, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, blueprint, cartographer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• map maker — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, aeronautical chart, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, cartographer, cartography, celestial chart,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hachure — I. 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 (hachured; hachuring) Date: circa 1859 to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hachure — n. /ha shoor , hash oor/; v. /ha shoor /, n., v., hachured, hachuring. n. 1. one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief. 2. shading composed of such lines; hatching. v.t. 3. Also, hatch. to indicate or… …   Universalium

• hachure — noun /hæˈʃjʊə/ A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope …   Wiktionary

• hachure — ha•chure [[t]hæˈʃʊər[/t]] n. v. chured, chur•ing. 1) sur one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief 2) sur shading composed of such lines; hatching 3) sur to indicate or shade by hachures; hatch •… …   From formal English to slang

• hachure — /hæˈʃjʊə/ (say ha shyoouh) noun 1. (in drawing, engraving, etc.) hatching. 2. (on a map) shading used to indicate relief features, consisting of lines drawn parallel to the slopes and varying in width with the degree of slope. –verb (t) (hachured …