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1. (n.) contour
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
2. contour
a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance.
3. (v.t.) contour
to mark with contour lines.
4. contour
to make or form the contour or outline of.
5. contour
to build (a road, railroad track, etc.) in conformity with the contour of the land.
6. contour
to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration or form:
seats contoured for comfort.
7. (adj.) contour
molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form:
contour sheets.
8. contour
of or pertaining to a system of cultivating hilly land along the natural contours of the slopes in order to prevent runoff and erosion.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F, =con-con - +tour a turn (see tour ), modeled on It contorno, der. of contornare to outline)
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| Definition of 'contour' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contour, contour line
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
2. (noun) shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
"he could barely make out their shapes"
3. (verb) contour
a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
"the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
4. (verb) contour
form the contours of
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| Definition of 'contour' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contour
the outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery
2. (noun) contour
the outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification
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Sense: an outline
the contours of the coastline.
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 Afrikaans: kontoer |
 Arabic: خُطوط، تَخْطيط، مُحيط |
 Bulgarian: контура |
 Brazilian: contorno |
 Czech: obrys |
 German: die Kontur |
 Danish: kontur; omrids |
 Greek: περίγραμμα |
 Spanish: contorno |
 Estonian: piirjoon |
 Farsi: نما؛ نمود |
 Finnish: ääriviiva |
 French: contour |
 Hebrew: קַו מִתאָר |
 Hindi: आकार |
 Croatian: obris |
 Hungarian: körvonal(ak) |
 Indonesian: kontur |
 Icelandic: útlína |
 Italian: profilo |
 Japanese: 輪郭 |
 Korean: 윤곽 |
 Lithuanian: kontūras |
 Latvian: kontūra; apveids |
 Malay: garisan kontur |
 Dutch: omtrek |
 Norwegian: kontur, omriss |
 Polish: kontur |
 Persian: نما؛ نمود |
 Pashto: خاكه: طرح: په ليكو يا كرښ |
 Portuguese: contorno |
 Romanian: contur |
 Russian: контур |
 Slovak: obrys |
 Slovenian: obris |
 Serbian: kontura |
 Swedish: kontur |
 Thai: เส้นขอบ |
 Turkish: çevre çizgisi |
 Taiwanese: 輪廓 |
 Ukrainian: контур, обрис |
 Urdu: خدوخال، نشيب وفراز |
 Vietnamese: đường nét |
 Chinese: 轮廓 |
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