"contour line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contour line.wav [Southern-England] Forms: contour lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contour line (plural contour lines)
  1. (geography) A line on a map through points of equal elevation, often height above sea level. Related terms: isopleth, hachure Translations (line on a map): 等高線 /等高线 (děnggāoxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), vrstevnice [feminine] (Czech), højdekurve [common-gender] (Danish), korkeuskäyrä (Finnish), isobathe [feminine] (French), Höhenlinie [feminine] (German), ισοϋψής καμπύλη (isoÿpsís kampýli) [feminine] (Greek), comhrian [masculine] (Irish), líne chomh-airde [feminine] (Irish), isoipsa [feminine] (Italian), ເສັ້ນລະດັບ (sen la dap) (Lao), warstwica [feminine] (Polish), poziomica [feminine] (Polish), loidhne-àirde [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), loidhne cho-àirde [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), isolínea [feminine] (Spanish), curva de nivel [feminine] (Spanish), höjdkurva [common-gender] (Swedish)

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