"contour map" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contour maps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contour map (plural contour maps)
  1. (cartography) A map made to show the relief measurements of the land by means of contour lines. Categories (topical): Cartography Translations (map made to show the relief measurements of the land by means of contour lines): léarscáil chomh-airde [feminine] (Irish), léarscáil chomhrianach [feminine] (Irish), mapa comh-airde [masculine] (Irish), mapa comhrianach [masculine] (Irish), plano acotado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contour_map-en-noun-mTcYAMa2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for contour map meaning in English (1.9kB)

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      ],
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