contour line

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noun

a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface.

the representation of such a line on a map.

Mathematics. a line parallel to a trace.Compare trace¹ (def. 11).

Also called contour, level curve, level line.

Origin of contour line

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby contour line

contour curtain, contour feather, contouring, contour integration, contour interval, contour line, contour map, contour ploughing, contour sheet, contr., contra

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Example sentences from the Web for contour line

The contour-line of 0, or datum level, is the coastal boundary of any land form.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2|Various
It follows the 600-feet contour-line and winds 211 therefore exactly round the outline of the hill.
The Old Road|Hilaire Belloc
It ran straight along the 300-feet contour-line, and took the southern edge of a wood called Brockham Warren.
The Old Road|Hilaire Belloc

British Dictionary definitions for contour line

contour line

noun

a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depthOften shortened to: contour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for contour line

contour line

[ kŏn′tur′ ]

A line on a map joining points of equal elevation above a given level, usually mean sea level.♦ The change in elevation between one contour line and the next is the contour interval.

单词	contour line
释义	contour line SEE SYNONYMS FOR contour line ON THESAURUS.COM noun a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface. the representation of such a line on a map. Mathematics. a line parallel to a trace.Compare trace¹ (def. 11). Also called contour, level curve, level line. Origin of contour line First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby contour line contour curtain, contour feather, contouring, contour integration, contour interval, contour line, contour map, contour ploughing, contour sheet, contr., contra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contour line The contour-line of 0, or datum level, is the coastal boundary of any land form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2\|Various It follows the 600-feet contour-line and winds 211 therefore exactly round the outline of the hill. The Old Road\|Hilaire Belloc It ran straight along the 300-feet contour-line, and took the southern edge of a wood called Brockham Warren. The Old Road\|Hilaire Belloc British Dictionary definitions for contour line contour line noun a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depthOften shortened to: contour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contour line contour, hachure, isoline, level curve, level line Scientific definitions for contour line contour line [ kŏn′tur′ ] A line on a map joining points of equal elevation above a given level, usually mean sea level.♦ The change in elevation between one contour line and the next is the contour interval. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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contour line

noun

Origin of contour line

Words nearby contour line

Example sentences from the Web for contour line

British Dictionary definitions for contour line

noun

Words related to contour line

Scientific definitions for contour line