contour
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shapeAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
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» The spa offers a body contouring treatment.
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By meaning 2
Examples
6 sentencesThe spa offers a body contouring treatment.
I'm learning how to contour my face with make-up.
A voluminous robe hid the contours of the body underneath.
Meaning
4 sensesAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
the low drag contour of a modern automobile
Kontur
ко́нтурkóntur, очерта́ниеočertánije, а́брисábris
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.
Höhenlinie, Höhenlinien, Isohypse
изоли́нияizolínija
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
A speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
(figuratively)A general description giving the most important points.
Origin
Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.
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Forms
plural: contoursSynonyms
5 synonyms- a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height:contour line
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline):shapeformconfigurationconformation
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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