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Definition of Contour
1. Noun. A line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height.
Exact synonyms: Contour Line
Generic synonyms: Isometric, Isometric Line
Specialized synonyms: Thalweg
Generic synonyms: Isometric, Isometric Line
Specialized synonyms: Thalweg
2. Verb. Form the contours of.
3. Noun. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). "He could barely make out their shapes"
Exact synonyms: Configuration, Conformation, Form, Shape
Specialized synonyms: Keenness, Sharpness, Bluntness, Dullness, Topography, Lobularity, Concaveness, Concavity, Convexity, Convexness, Angularity, Narrowing, Curvature, Curve, Roundness, Straightness, Crookedness, Stratification
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Attributes: Straight, Crooked
Derivative terms: Shape
Specialized synonyms: Keenness, Sharpness, Bluntness, Dullness, Topography, Lobularity, Concaveness, Concavity, Convexity, Convexness, Angularity, Narrowing, Curvature, Curve, Roundness, Straightness, Crookedness, Stratification
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Attributes: Straight, Crooked
Derivative terms: Shape
4. Noun. A feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure. "It defines a major contour of this administration"
Definition of Contour
1. n. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.
Definition of Contour
1. to make the outline of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Contour
1. 1. The outline of a part; the surface configuration. 2. In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines of a broken or otherwise misshapen tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis. Origin: L. Con-(intens.), + torno, to turn (in a lathe), fr. Tornus, a lathe (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contour
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