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/ˈkänˌto͝or/,
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contours, plural;
  1. Mold into a specific shape, typically one designed to fit into something else
    • - the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners
    • - the contoured leather seats
  2. Mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines
    • - a huge contoured map
  3. (of a road or railroad) Follow the outline of (a topographical feature), esp. along a contour line
    • - the road contours the hillside
Noun
  1. An outline, esp. one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
    • - she traced the contours of his face with her finger
    • - the contours of American life
  2. An outline of a natural feature such as a hill or valley
    • - cliffs with grassy rounded contours
  3. A line joining points on a diagram at which some property has the same value
    • - the map shows contours of every 10-foot difference in elevation
  4. A way in which something varies, esp. the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance
    • - the movement tends to place more emphasis on rhythm than melodic contour
  1. form the contours of
  2. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  3. shape: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
  4. 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"
  5. 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.
  6. Mova Contour is a multi-camera system developed by former Apple Computer engineer Steve Perlman. It records surfaces (specifically of actors' faces) digitally, by using fluorescent makeup and stereo triangulation, allowing for very detailed digitization and manipulation. ...
  7. In phonetics, contour describes speech sounds which behave as single segments, but which make an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another. These sounds may be tones, vowels, or consonants.
  8. In linguistics, speech synthesis, and music, the pitch contour of a sound is a function or curve that tracks the perceived pitch of the sound over time.
  9. (Contouring) Contour plowing (or contour ploughing) or contour farming is the farming practice of plowing across a slope following its elevation contour lines. The rows formed slows water run-off during rainstorms to prevent soil erosion and allows the water time to settle into the soil. ...
  10. (The Contours) The Contours were one of the early African-American soul singing groups signed to Motown Records. The group is best known for its Billboard Top 10 hit, "Do You Love Me," a million-selling song that peaked twice in the Top 20.
  11. 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
  12. (Contoured) The back of a breast form is not flat like a table-top. All breast forms have a slight curve so they fit well against the body. Some are constructed with more curve across the back than others. See Available Back Profiles for more details.
  13. (Contouring) The process of reshaping teeth.
  14. (Contouring) A process whereby scheduled work and its distribution over time is mapped, for example, 4 hours per day, every second day for 2 weeks.
  15. (Contouring) A visual effect in an image as a result of low brightness resolution which appears as bands of sharp, distinct, brightness change. Very similar to banding.
  16. (Contouring) Deep toning of muscles using calisthenics.
  17. (Contouring) Steps in what should be even color gradations in the printed image.
  18. (Contouring) digital video picture defect caused quantizing at too coarse a level.
  19. (Contouring) following an imaginary contour line around a mountain or canyon to get from point a to point b, rather than going up and down on a direct path. When a trail is "contouring" it means that it's relatively flat, and going around a promontory rather than over it. ...
  20. (contouring) interpolation method used to distinguish between different levels of an attribute (elevation, fertility, yield).
  21. (contouring) the act of performing a translation, amplitude change, timbral shift, or combination of these to a PHRASE/GESTURE in support of the characteristic shape of the phrase/gesture.
  22. (Contours) Lines that represent land formations.
  23. (Contours) These are lines joining places of equal height
  24. (Contours) represent the vertical, or third, dimension on a topographic map. They show the shape and size of physical features such as mountains, hills and valleys
  25. Contours are a common method used to denote elevation or altitude and depth on maps of surfaces. From these contours, a sense of the general terrain can be determined. ...