"contour line" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Curves, Geography, Geospatial science Related terms: isopleth Translations (line on a map): 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)

Inflected forms

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