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Contour meaning

What does “contour” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“contour” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height.

contour

noun

  1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

    Synonymscontour line

  2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

    “he could barely make out their shapes”

    Synonymsshapeformconfigurationconformation

  3. 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”

verb

  1. form the contours of

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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