CONTOUR LINE


Meaning of CONTOUR LINE in English

1. a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface.

2. the representation of such a line on a map.

3. Math. a line parallel to a trace. Cf. trace 1 (def. 11). Also called contour, level curve, level line .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .