contour - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'contour' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Contour

[ n.]

- The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.
- The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification.

Meaning of 'contour' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . contour

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

Example in sentence:

he could barely make out their shapes

Meaning (2):
- a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure

Example in sentence:

it defines a major contour of this administration;
the contours of the melody

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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Contour
Contour is the outline or boundary of an object which is essential to its perception.

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