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/ˈkänˌto͝or/,
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contoured, past tense; contours, 3rd person singular present; contoured, past participle; contouring, present participle;
  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
  1. (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. ...
  2. (Contouring) The process of reshaping teeth.
  3. (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.
  4. (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.
  5. (Contouring) Deep toning of muscles using calisthenics.
  6. (Contouring) Steps in what should be even color gradations in the printed image.
  7. (Contouring) The ability to follow or fit the natural curves (contours) of the body.
  8. (Contouring) digital video picture defect caused quantizing at too coarse a level.
  9. (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. ...
  10. (contouring) interpolation method used to distinguish between different levels of an attribute (elevation, fertility, yield).
  11. (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.
  12. 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.