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contour
('k/A/nt/U/r )

noun (n)

  • a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    contour line
    source: wordnet30
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    configuration, conformation, form, shape
    source: wordnet30
  • a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    The contours of the melody.
    It defines a major contour of this administration.
    source: wordnet30
  • The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • form the contours of(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
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