What is "contour" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does contour mean in English? Meaning of contour definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "contour" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contour": a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

Noun

  • Meaning: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  • Synonyms: contour contour line
  • Hyponyms: thalweg
  • Hypernyms: isometric isometric line
  • Meaning of "contour": form the contours of

    Verb

  • Meaning: form the contours of
  • Synonyms: contour
  • Hyponyms: streamline
  • Hypernyms: delineate limn outline
  • Meaning of "contour": any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

    Noun

  • Meaning: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • Example: he could barely make out their shapes
  • Synonyms: configuration conformation contour form shape
  • Hyponyms: angularity bluntness concaveness concavity convexity convexness crookedness curvature curve dullness keenness lobularity narrowing roundness sharpness straightness stratification topography
  • Hypernyms: spatial property spatiality
  • Meaning of "contour": a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure

    Noun

  • Meaning: a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
  • Example: the contours of the melody it defines a major contour of this administration
  • Synonyms: contour
  • Hypernyms: characteristic feature
  • Synonyms:

    curve, silhouette, figuration, form, figure, shape, relief, delineation, lineament, lines,

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