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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. {Contour feathers} (Zo["o]l.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contour n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height [syn: {contour line}] 2: any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {configuration}] v : form the contours of
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