contour
/ˈkɒntɔː/noun, verb2 syllables
Contour means: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline).
Synonyms for contour5
noun, as in any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
noun, as in a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
contour line
What does contour mean?4
noun
1
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)“he could barely make out their shapes”
2
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
3
a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure“the contours of the melody”
verb
1
form the contours of
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Contour in a sentence
- I'm learning how to contour my face with make-up.dresisto
- A voluminous robe hid the contours of the body underneath.AlanF_US
- The lava flow has already reached the sea and is changing the contours of the coastline.sangelo
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of contour
as a noun
- plural
- contours
as a verb
- past tense
- contoured
- present participle
- contouring
- third-person singular
- contours
- past participle
- contoured