hachure

Definition of Hachure in English :

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hachure

noun

1.

hatching

hatch3

2.

shading of short lines drawn on a relief map to indicate gradients

verb

3. (transitive)

to mark or show by hachures

noun

1.

any of a series of short parallel lines used, esp. in map making, to represent a sloping or elevated surface

verb transitiveWord forms: haˈchured or haˈchuring

2.

to show by, or shade with, hachures

n.

One of the short lines used on maps to shade or to indicate slopes and their degree and direction.

tr.v. (hă-shr) ha·chured, ha·chur·ing, ha·chures

To make hatching on (a map).