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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. (contour) form the contours of
  2. (contour) a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  3. (contour) shape: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
  4. 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.
  5. (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.
  6. (Contour (camera system)) Mova Contour is a multi-camera system developed by former Apple Computer engineer Steve Perlman. ...
  7. (Contour (linguistics)) 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. (Contour (music)) 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. (contour) 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
  11. (contour (Fr. contour, "outline")) a line around a shape in a work of art, its nature depending on the artist's concept and intention. ...
  12. (contour) The outer edge of forms which implies three dimensions, in contrast to an outline, which is a boundary of two-dimensional, flat form. Also, a type of line drawing which captures this three-dimensional outer edge, with its fullness and recession of form.
  13. (Contour) Surface configuration of land.
  14. (Contour) The outline of a shape.
  15. (contour) Imaginary line on ground, all points of which are at the same elevation above or below a specific datum.
  16. (contour) the shape of a melody or its rise and fall
  17. (Contour) A line, or outline, that shows the shape of a regular or irregular object.
  18. a contour is mostly used to describe in 2D the form of a 3D body. It really just means the outline of something. With a contour map, this outline is created by intersecting a flat plane with the 3D geometry.
  19. (Contour) a line, which shows or describes the edges, ridges or outline of a shape or form.
  20. (Contour) Line of equal elevation.
  21. (1. Contour) The shape a dancer or group of dancers creates with the body
  22. (CONTOUR) The outline of any element of a COMPOSITION which defines it in relation to the rest of the work and represents an expression of the degree of fullness of forms, variety of texture and density of matter.
  23. (Contour (to)) to move across a fellside without losing height
  24. (Contour) (a) An imaginary line, or a line on a map or chart, that connects points of equal value, e.g. elevation of the land surface above or below some reference value or datum plane, generally sea level. ...
  25. (Contour) A Lion Match Co. trademark for standard size matchcovers (20-stick) that were custom die-cut to the shape of the advertised product. The name Lion Contour Match appeared on the inside matchcover. The manumark on early issues also uses the word Contour. ...