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hachure

/hæˈʃʊə/

/həˈʃʊr/

Translations

hachurenoun

hachures

/hæˈʃʊə/

/həˈʃʊr/

штриховка

The map uses hachure to indicate elevation.

Карта использует штриховку для обозначения высоты.

Additional translations

Synonyms

hachureverb

hachured

Past Simple

hachured

Past Participle

hachuring

Gerund

/ˈhæʃʊə/

/ˈhæʃʊr/

штриховать

The artist decided to hachure the shadows to give the drawing more depth.

Художник решил штриховать тени, чтобы придать рисунку больше глубины.

Additional translations

осенять

Synonyms

sketch with strokes

shade in

Definitions

hachurenoun

A series of short parallel lines used in map drawing to indicate the steepness of a slope.

The cartographer used hachures to represent the mountainous terrain on the map.

Any one of the short parallel lines drawn on a map or drawing to depict the slope or texture of a surface.

Individual hachures point downslope, giving the viewer an immediate sense of gradient.

The cartographic technique of representing relief or shading by means of short parallel lines.

Before contour lines became standard, hachure was the dominant method for showing relief on maps.

hachureverb

To shade or create a pattern of lines on a map or drawing to indicate relief or texture.

The cartographer decided to hachure the mountain ranges to give a better sense of elevation.