contour
Meaning
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- An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.
- a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
- A general description giving the most important points.
Synonyms
level curve
plane figure
rough sketch
side view
form line
external form
visible line
skeleton line
object-line
cambered surface
constant value line
magnitude contours
layout boundry
borough
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒntʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.
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