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contour

Noun

∙ 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.
∙ a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another. linguistics

BABYLON ENGLISH
contour n.
outline; outer edge of a figure
draw the outline of; mold to fit a certain shape

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
contour
contour
\con*tour"\ (?), n. [f. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. see turn.]
1. the outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. titian's coloring and contours. drummond.
2. (mil.) the outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification.
contour
feathers (zo?l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird.
contour
of ground (surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
contour
line (topographical suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.
contour
n
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height [syn: contour line]

2. any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: shape, form, configuration]
v : form the contours of

similar words(5)

contour map
contour feathers
contour line
contour of ground
pitch contour

WORDNET 2.0
contour
Noun
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
(synonym) contour line
(hypernym) isometric line, isometric
(hyponym) thalweg
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
(synonym) shape, form, configuration, conformation
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) sharpness, keenness
(attribute) straight
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"
(hypernym) feature, characteristic
Verb
1. form the contours of
(hypernym) delineate, limn, outline
(hyponym) streamline
(derivation) contour line

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CONTOUR
The COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery-class space probe that failed shortly after its July 2002 launch. It had as its primary objective close flybys of two comet nuclei with the possibility of a flyby of a third known comet or an as-yet-undiscovered comet.
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Contour
Contour may refer to:
Contour (linguistics), a phonetic soundPitch contourContour (camera system), a 3D digital camera systemContour, the KDE Plasma 4 interface for tablet devicesContour line, a curve along which the function has a constant valueA closed path in the mathematical method of contour integration Boundary (topology) of a set
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

contour

Noun

∙ 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.
∙ a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another. linguistics

BABYLON ENGLISH
contour n.
outline; outer edge of a figure
draw the outline of; mold to fit a certain shape

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
contour
contour
\con*tour"\ (?), n. [f. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. see turn.]
1. the outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. titian's coloring and contours. drummond.
2. (mil.) the outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification.
contour
feathers (zo?l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird.
contour
of ground (surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
contour
line (topographical suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.
contour
n
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height [syn: contour line]

2. any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: shape, form, configuration]
v : form the contours of

similar words(5)

contour map
contour feathers
contour line
contour of ground
pitch contour

WORDNET 2.0
contour
Noun
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
(synonym) contour line
(hypernym) isometric line, isometric
(hyponym) thalweg
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
(synonym) shape, form, configuration, conformation
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) sharpness, keenness
(attribute) straight
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"
(hypernym) feature, characteristic
Verb
1. form the contours of
(hypernym) delineate, limn, outline
(hyponym) streamline
(derivation) contour line

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
CONTOUR
The COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery-class space probe that failed shortly after its July 2002 launch. It had as its primary objective close flybys of two comet nuclei with the possibility of a flyby of a third known comet or an as-yet-undiscovered comet.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Contour
Contour may refer to:
Contour (linguistics), a phonetic soundPitch contourContour (camera system), a 3D digital camera systemContour, the KDE Plasma 4 interface for tablet devicesContour line, a curve along which the function has a constant valueA closed path in the mathematical method of contour integration Boundary (topology) of a set
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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