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contour line
(mass) | contour line
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contour line
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Contour line
(gcide) | Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the
outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]
1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines
representing such an outline; the line that bounds;
periphery.
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Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond.
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2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,
or of works of fortification.
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Contour feathers (Zool.), those feathers that form the
general covering of a bird.
Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of
ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a
horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the
corresponding line in a map or chart.
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contour line
(wn) | contour line
n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
[syn: contour, contour line] |
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Contour line
(gcide) | Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the
outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]
1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines
representing such an outline; the line that bounds;
periphery.
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Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond.
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2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,
or of works of fortification.
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Contour feathers (Zool.), those feathers that form the
general covering of a bird.
Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of
ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a
horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the
corresponding line in a map or chart.
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