contour /konˈtoor/

1. Outline, shape or surface
2. General character or aspect
3. Artistic quality of outline
4. A contour line
5. A point, line or surface at, along or on which some property or characteristic is constant, or its representation in a map or diagram

1. Having, showing or based on contours
2. Contoured

1. To mark with contour lines
2. To follow the contour lines of

conˈtoured adjective

(of chairs, etc) shaped to fit the lines of the human body

contour cultivation, contour farming or contour ploughing noun

The ploughing (and planting) of sloping land along the contour lines to counter erosion

contour feathers plural noun

Feathers lying along a bird's body providing insulation and streamlining

contour line noun

1. An imaginary line on the ground whose points are all at the same height above sea-level, or the intersection of the ground surface by a level surface of constant elevation
2. A representation of such a line on a map

contour map noun

A map in which the configuration of land is shown by contour lines

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