different between hachure vs revetment

English

Etymology

From French hachure (“crosshatching”), from hacher (“to hatch”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hæ??j??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hæ????/

Noun

hachure (plural hachures)

1. (cartography, chiefly historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

Usage notes

• Unlike contour lines, hachures are drawn in the direction of the slope and their thickness and closeness is used to represent the relief with shading. They are no longer used on most modern maps.

Translations

Verb

hachure (third-person singular simple present hachures, present participle hachuring, simple past and past participle hachured)

1. To mark a map with hachures.

French

Etymology

hacher +? -ure

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /a.?y?/
• Rhymes: -y?

Noun

hachure f (plural hachures)

1. A crosshatching line.
2. (cartography) A mapping hachure or the technique itself.
3. (rare) Something minced.

Derived terms

• hachurer

Further reading

• “hachure” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French revêtement, from Old French revestiment, from revestir (French revêtir), from Late Latin revestire (“to clothe again”), from Latin re- + vestire (“to clothe”).

Noun

revetment (plural revetments)

1. A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
2. An armoured building that provides protection against bombs.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “revetment”, in Online Etymology Dictionary