"contour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/ Audio: en-us-contour.ogg [US] Forms: contour [singular], contours [plural]
Etymology: con- + tour Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|con|tour}} con- + tour Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Contour is the outline of a shape.
    Sense id: simple-contour-en-noun-UOW-cNeA
  2. A contour is a line that shows the outline of the shape.
    Sense id: simple-contour-en-noun-jLud2Qbk
  3. A contour line joins places of the same height on a map.
    Sense id: simple-contour-en-noun-XkC7rBUX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with con-

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/ Audio: en-us-contour.ogg [US] Forms: contour [canonical], contours [third-person, singular], contoured [past], contoured [past, participle], contouring [present, participle]
Etymology: con- + tour Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|con|tour}} con- + tour Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To contour is to draw or create the outline of a shape.
    Sense id: simple-contour-en-verb-F0qJHAz1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with con-
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