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Contour definition is - an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure: shape; also: the line representing this outline. How to use contour in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of contour. Jun 19, 2013 SST contour charts. High resolution CoastWatch imagery. Regularly Updated Operational Coral Bleaching Monitoring Products: 50 km Nighttime SST. Contour 39 refers to the precise latitude line of your exciting new apartment home, exactly 39 degrees North of the Equator on Planet Earth. Latitude is also defined as the scope for freedom of action or thought. Breathing space, flexibility, liberty, independence, free rein, license, room to maneuver, elbow room, wiggle room.
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| Word | Definition |
| xanthareel | yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods |
| xanthic | yellow; yellowish |
| xanthippe | ill-tempered woman |
| xanthocarpous | having yellow fruit |
| xanthochroia | yellowness of the skin |
| xanthochroic | having yellow skin |
| xanthocomic | yellow-haired |
| xanthocyanopsy | form of colour-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished |
| xanthoderm | yellow-skinned person |
| xanthodont | one with yellow teeth |
| xanthoma | disease characterized by yellow patches on the skin |
| xanthometer | instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water |
| xanthophyll | substance causing yellow colour of autumn leaves |
| xanthopsia | a visual condition where things appear yellow |
| xanthospermous | having yellow seeds |
| xanthous | yellow or red-haired |
| xebec | small three-masted pirate ship |
| xeme | fork-tailed gull |
| xenagogue | guide; someone who conducts strangers |
| xenial | of or concerning hospitality towards guests |
| xenium | gift made to a guest or ambassador; any compulsory gift |
| xenobiotic | indicating a substance or item foreign to the body |
| xenocracy | government by a body of foreigners |
| xenodiagnosis | diagnosis of disease by allowing laboratory-bred diseases to affect material |
| xenodocheionology | love of hotels |
| xenodochial | hospitable; kindly to strangers |
| xenodochium | building for the reception of strangers |
| xenogamy | cross-fertilization |
| xenogeneic | of a disease, derived from an individual of a different species |
| xenogenesis | generation of offspring entirely unlike the parent |
| xenogenous | due to an outside cause |
| xenoglossia | person's knowledge of a language never studied |
| xenolalia | person's knowledge of a language never studied |
| xenolith | fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock |
| xenomancy | divination using strangers |
| xenomania | inordinate attachment to foreign things |
| xenomenia | menstruation from abnormal orifices |
| xenomorphic | having a form not its own |
| xenophilia | love of foreigners |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| xenops | a small tropical rainforest bird |
| xenurine | species of armadillo |
| xeransis | drying up |
| xerarch | growing in dry places |
| xerasia | abnormal dryness of the hair |
| xeric | dry; lacking in moisture |
| xerocopy | photocopy |
| xerodermia | abnormal dryness of the skin |
| xerography | photocopying |
| xerophagy | eating of dry food; fast of dry food in the week preceding Easter |
| xerophily | adaptation to very dry conditions |
| xerophobous | unable to survive drought |
| xerophthalmia | dryness and soreness of the eyes |
| xerophytic | able to withstand drought |
| xeroradiography | process for taking permanent pictures of X-ray images |
| xerosis | abnormal dryness of body parts |
| xerostomia | excessive dryness of the mouth |
| xerothermic | dry and hot |
| xerotic | dry |
| xerotripsis | dry friction |
| xesturgy | process of polishing |
| xilinous | of, like or pertaining to cotton |
| xiphias | swordfish |
| xiphoid | sword-shaped |
| xiphopagus | conjoined twins joined by a band of flesh on the torso |
| xiphophyllous | having sword-shaped leaves |
| xiphosuran | horseshoe crab |
| xoanon | primitive wooden statue overlaid with ivory and gold |
| xography | photographic process for producing three-dimensional images |
| xu | former monetary unit of Vietnam |
| xylan | gelatinous compound found in wood |
| xylary | of, like or pertaining to xylem |
| xylem | woody portion of a plant |
| xylocarp | hard and woody fruit |
| xylogenous | growing on wood |
| xyloglyphy | wood-carving |
| xylography | art of engraving on wood |
| xyloid | woody; ligneous |
| xylology | study of wood |
| xylomancy | divination by examining wood found in one's path |
| xylometer | instrument measuring specific gravity of wood |
| xylophagous | wood-eating |
| xylophilous | fond of wood; living in or on wood |
| xylophory | wood-carrying |
| xylopolist | one who sells wood |
| xylopyrography | engraving designs on wood with hot poker |
| xylorimba | combination of xylophone and marimba |
| xylotherapy | use of certain sorts of wood in treating disease |
| xylotomous | wood-cutting; wood-boring |
| xylotypographic | printed from wooden blocks |
| xystarch | ancient Greek officer in charge of gymnastic exercises |
| xyster | surgeon's instrument for scraping bones |
| xyston | short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry |
| xystus | covered walkway for exercises |
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Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. con·tour
(kŏn′to͝or′)n.1.
a. The outline of a figure, body, or mass. See Synonyms at form.
b. A line that represents such an outline. See Synonyms at outline.
3. a. A varying characteristic or quality of something, such as a melody.
b. Linguistics The distinctive rising and falling patterns of pitch, tone, or stress.
tr.v.con·toured, con·tour·ing, con·tours1. To make or shape the outline of; represent in contour.
2. To build (a road, for example) to follow the contour of the land.
adj.1. Following the contour lines of uneven terrain to limit erosion of topsoil: contour plowing.
2. Shaped to fit the outline or form of something: a contour sheet.
[French, alteration (influenced by tour, turn) of Italian contorno, from contornare, to draw in outline : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin tornāre, to round off (from tornus, lathe, from Greek tornos; see terə- in Indo-European roots).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
contour
(ˈkɒntʊə) n1. the outline of a mass of land, figure, or body; a defining line
2. (Physical Geography) b. (as modifier): a contour map.
3. (often plural) the shape or surface, esp of a curving form: the contours of her body were full and round.
4. (modifier) shaped to fit the form of something: a contour chair.
5. (Phonetics & Phonology) a rising and falling variation pattern, as in music and intonation
vb (tr) 6. to shape so as to form the contour of something
8. (Civil Engineering) to construct (a road, railway, etc) to follow the outline of the land
[C17: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to sketch, from tornare to turn]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
con•tour
(ˈkɒn tʊər)n.
1. the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
3. a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance.
v.t. 5. to make or form the contour or outline of.
6. to build (a road, railroad track, etc.) in conformity with the contour of the land.
7. to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration or form: seats contoured for comfort.
adj. 8. molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form: contour sheets.
9. of or pertaining to a system of cultivating hilly land along the natural contours of the slopes in order to prevent runoff and erosion.
[1655–65; < French, =con-con- + tour a turn (see tour), modeled on Italian contorno, derivative of contornare to outline]
Contour
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
contour
Cox Tv Packages
Past participle: contoured
Gerund: contouring
| Imperative |
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| contour |
| contour |
| Present |
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| I contour |
| you contour |
| he/she/it contours |
| we contour |
| you contour |
| they contour |
| Preterite |
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| I contoured |
| you contoured |
| he/she/it contoured |
| we contoured |
| you contoured |
| they contoured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contouring |
| you are contouring |
| he/she/it is contouring |
| we are contouring |
| you are contouring |
| they are contouring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have contoured |
| you have contoured |
| he/she/it has contoured |
| we have contoured |
| you have contoured |
| they have contoured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contouring |
| you were contouring |
| he/she/it was contouring |
| we were contouring |
| you were contouring |
| they were contouring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contoured |
| you had contoured |
| he/she/it had contoured |
| we had contoured |
| you had contoured |
| they had contoured |
| Future |
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| I will contour |
| you will contour |
| he/she/it will contour |
| we will contour |
| you will contour |
| they will contour |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have contoured |
| you will have contoured |
| he/she/it will have contoured |
| we will have contoured |
| you will have contoured |
| they will have contoured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be contouring |
| you will be contouring |
| he/she/it will be contouring |
| we will be contouring |
| you will be contouring |
| they will be contouring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been contouring |
| you have been contouring |
| he/she/it has been contouring |
| we have been contouring |
| you have been contouring |
| they have been contouring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been contouring |
| you will have been contouring |
| he/she/it will have been contouring |
| we will have been contouring |
| you will have been contouring |
| they will have been contouring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been contouring |
| you had been contouring |
| he/she/it had been contouring |
| we had been contouring |
| you had been contouring |
| they had been contouring |
| Conditional |
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| I would contour |
| you would contour |
| he/she/it would contour |
| we would contour |
| you would contour |
| they would contour |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have contoured |
| you would have contoured |
| he/she/it would have contoured |
| we would have contoured |
| you would have contoured |
| they would have contoured |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | contour - a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height isometric, isometric line - a line connecting isometric points thalweg - a line following the lowest points of a valley |
| 2. | contour - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); 'he could barely make out their shapes' keenness, sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of point bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; 'the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible' spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space topography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features concaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape convexity, convexness - the property possessed by a convex shape angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles curvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles | |
| 3. | contour - a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; 'the contours of the melody'; 'it defines a major contour of this administration' characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; 'the map showed roads and other features'; 'generosity is one of his best characteristics' | |
| Verb | 1. | contour - form the contours of streamline - contour economically or efficiently |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
contour
nounoutline, profile, lines, form, figure, shape, relief, curve, silhouetteThe light of dawn began to outline the contours of the hills.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
contour
nounA line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
obrysvrstevnice
KonturUmrisslinieIsogramm
körvonalak
apveidskontūrakontūrlīnija
contour
[ˈkɒntʊəʳ]B.CPDcontour flyingN → vuelomrasante
contour lineN → curvaf de nivel
contour mapN → planomacotado
contour lineN → curvaf de nivel
contour mapN → planomacotado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contour
[ˈkɒntʊər]n (= line, shape) [body, car, object] → contourm, profilm
contoursnpl (= shape) → formesfpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contour
ncontourspl(= shape) → Konturenpl; the contours of her body → ihre Konturen
vt road → der Gegendanpassen; land → ; map → mit Höhenlinienversehen
contour
(Geog):contour line
contour map
contour sheet
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contour
[ˈkɒntʊəʳ]n → contorno, profilo (alsocontour line) → curva di livello, isoipsaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contour
(ˈkontuə)
noun1. an outline. the contours of the coastline. kontoer خُطوط، تَخْطيط، مُحيط контура contorno obrys die Kontur kontur; omrids περίγραμμαcontorno piirjoon نما؛ نمود ääriviiva contour קַו מִתאָר आकार obris körvonal(ak) kontur útlína profilo 輪郭 윤곽 kontūras kontūra; apveids garisan kontur omtrekkontur, omrisskontur خاكه: طرح: په ليكو يا كرښوكې ايسار شوې يا احاطه شوى مورګه، څنډه، غاړه (لكه دسيند)، كانتور contorno contur контур obrys obris kontura kontur เส้นขอบ çevre çizgisi 輪廓 контур, обрис خدوخال، نشيب وفراز đường nét 轮廓
2. (also contour line) on a map, a line joining points at the same height or depth. kontoerlyn خَريطَة ذات خُطوط مُناسِب очертание contorno vrstevnice die Umrißlinie højdekurve ισοϋψής καμπύλη (σε χάρτη) curva samakõrgusjoon خط تراز korkeuskäyrä courbe de niveau קָוֵוי גוֹבָה रूप-रेखा kontura körvonal(ak) garis kontur hæðarlína linea/curva di livello 等高線 등고선 horizontalė, izohipsė kontūrlīnija peta kontur hoogtelijnhøydekurve, kote warstwica خط contorno curbă de nivel горизонталь vrstevnica izohipsa izohipsa nivåkurva แนวเส้นบนแผนที่บอกระดับความสูงหรือความลึกที่เท่ากัน eş yükselti eğrisi 等高線 накреслений в горизонталях خط ارتفاع đường bình đồ 等高线
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con·tour
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