CONTOUR


Meaning of CONTOUR in English

(~s)

1.

You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its ~s. (LITERARY)

...the texture and colour of the skin, the ~s of the body...

N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp, oft N of n

2.

A ~ on a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes.

...a ~ map showing two hills and this large mountain in the middle.

N-COUNT

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