Definition of hachures in English:

hachures

plural nounhaˈʃjʊəz

Parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, British cartographers favoured showing height by means of contour lines while the French preferred hachures.
- A map drawn with contours contains all of the information that a map with hachures and tinting has, plus it contains elevations.
- You may be able to work around the problem by turning off the hachures for all contours except the innermost closed contour.
- In the background hachures and shading are used to represent the value of the current velocity.
- Although thicker hachures indicate steeper slopes, hachure density remains constant throughout the map area except in areas of gentle slope.

Derivatives

hachured

adjective

The equivalent Upper Leduc stage, shown by hachured area in the inset lower left cross section, is not isopached.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hachured area on the attached map has been identified to alert potential nominators that additional operating terms and conditions may be applied at the activity stage.
- This map of a portion of Honduras includes a trail, rivers and streams, settlements, and hachured relief.
- If you look at G-H and E-F you can see that this is true for both hachured and unhachured contours!
- The final upper hachured triangle is filled in completely and is probably a painting mistake.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from hacher (see hatch³).

Definition of hachures in US English:

hachures

plural noun

Short parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
Example sentencesExamples
- A map drawn with contours contains all of the information that a map with hachures and tinting has, plus it contains elevations.
- For example, British cartographers favoured showing height by means of contour lines while the French preferred hachures.
- You may be able to work around the problem by turning off the hachures for all contours except the innermost closed contour.
- In the background hachures and shading are used to represent the value of the current velocity.
- Although thicker hachures indicate steeper slopes, hachure density remains constant throughout the map area except in areas of gentle slope.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from hacher (see hatch).

单词	hachures
释义	Definition of hachures in English: hachures plural nounhaˈʃjʊəz Parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient. Example sentencesExamples For example, British cartographers favoured showing height by means of contour lines while the French preferred hachures. A map drawn with contours contains all of the information that a map with hachures and tinting has, plus it contains elevations. You may be able to work around the problem by turning off the hachures for all contours except the innermost closed contour. In the background hachures and shading are used to represent the value of the current velocity. Although thicker hachures indicate steeper slopes, hachure density remains constant throughout the map area except in areas of gentle slope. Derivatives hachured adjective The equivalent Upper Leduc stage, shown by hachured area in the inset lower left cross section, is not isopached. Example sentencesExamples The hachured area on the attached map has been identified to alert potential nominators that additional operating terms and conditions may be applied at the activity stage. This map of a portion of Honduras includes a trail, rivers and streams, settlements, and hachured relief. If you look at G-H and E-F you can see that this is true for both hachured and unhachured contours! The final upper hachured triangle is filled in completely and is probably a painting mistake. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from hacher (see hatch³). Definition of hachures in US English: hachures plural noun Short parallel lines used in hill-shading on maps, their closeness indicating steepness of gradient. Example sentencesExamples A map drawn with contours contains all of the information that a map with hachures and tinting has, plus it contains elevations. For example, British cartographers favoured showing height by means of contour lines while the French preferred hachures. You may be able to work around the problem by turning off the hachures for all contours except the innermost closed contour. In the background hachures and shading are used to represent the value of the current velocity. Although thicker hachures indicate steeper slopes, hachure density remains constant throughout the map area except in areas of gentle slope. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, from hacher (see hatch).
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