contour

Meaning of contour

noun
  1. an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
    she traced the contours of his face with her finger
    challenges that have shaped the contours of European integration
  2. a way in which something varies, especially the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance.
verb
  1. mould into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else.
    the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners
  2. mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines.
    a variety of different data sources have been compiled to contour the maps
  3. (of a road or railway) follow the outline of (a topographical feature), especially along a contour line.
    the road contours the hillside

mid 17th century: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare ‘draw in outline’, from con- ‘together’ + tornare ‘to turn’.

Information about contour

  • The plural form of contour is: contours.
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Hyphenation of contour

con-tour

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • contour is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

contour synonyms

Meaning shape:

shape, form, configuration, conformation

Meaning a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram:

outline

Meaning a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition:

lines

Meaning a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length:

curves

Meaning a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company:

figure

Meaning the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background:

silhouette

Meaning an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side:

profile

Meaning the action or process of drawing lines or marking with lines:

lineation

Translation of contour

Anagrams of contour

cornuto, countor

Words that rhyme with contour

tour, Latour, Rahmatour, acatour, achatour, atour, caliatour, mairatour, wardatour, detour, retour, treachetour, tregetour, semitour, treitour, entour, recontour, santour, notour, dortour, destour, dustour, pastour, woustour, attour

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