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Definition of Contour map
1. Noun. A map having contour lines through points of equal elevation.
Definition of Contour map
1. Noun. A map made to show the relief measurements of the land by means of contour lines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contour Map
Literary usage of Contour map
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Requisite Data on a Completed contour map.—The more important features of ...
A contour map is not complete unless it has a name, is accompanied by a legend ..."
2. Physiography by Rollin D. Salisbury (1919)
"EXPLANATION OP contour map "The features represented on the topographic map are
of three distinct kinds: (1) inequalities of surface, called relief, ..."
3. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1906)
"While it is true that rapid, accurate contour mapping requires trained men, almost
anyone can by care make an accurate contour map. ..."
4. The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Designed for the Use of Surveyors and by John Butler Johnson (1900)
"The contour map, which is so generally useful from the time the town is first
planned until public improvements Cease to be considered, ..."
5. Geology and Mineral Resources of the Hennepin and La Salle Quadrangles by Gilbert Haven Cady, Geological Survey (U.S.) (1919)
"STRUCTURE contour map A structure contour map is similar to a surface contour map
... The detail of the structure contour map is much less than that of the ..."
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