adjective
- marked or shaded with fine parallel lines (hachures), especially on a map or technical drawing to indicate slope, elevation, or shadow
Usage: technical; cartography and drafting
Examples
- The topographic map showed hachured slopes to indicate steep terrain.
- The architect used hachured lines on the elevation drawing to represent shadow.
- Hachured areas on the blueprint made it easy to identify the shaded regions.
- The cartographer applied hachured shading to distinguish different elevation zones.
- Early maps often featured hachured patterns to convey landscape features.