hachure
Use Hachure in a sentence
ʊər; noun
1.
one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
2.
shading composed of such lines; hatching.
verb (used with object)
3.
Also, hatch. to indicate or shade by hachures.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To hachure
Collins
World English Dictionary
hachure (hæˈʃjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See hatch hatching |
| 2. | shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to mark or show by hachures |
| [C19: from French, from hacher to chop up, | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Hachure
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to flee; abscond: |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Example sentences
Use hachure marks within the county areas in which the project is located unless space is not available.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
