con ‧ tour /ˈkɒntʊə $ ˈkɑːntʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian contorno , from contornare 'to round off, draw' , from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + tornare ( , ↑ turn 1 ) ]
1 . the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or someone’s body:
the contours of the hills
the contours of her face
2 . ( also contour line ) a line on a map that shows points that are of equal heights above sea level