contour

Found in thesaurus: isometric line, isometric, spatial property, spatiality, characteristic, feature, delineate, limn, outline

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contour

n. outline; outer edge of a figure

v. draw the outline of; mold to fit a certain shape

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CONTOUR

The COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery-class space probe that failed shortly after its July 2002 launch. It had as its primary objective close flybys of two comet nuclei with the possibility of a flyby of a third known comet or an as-yet-undiscovered comet.

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Contour

Contour may refer to:

Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound
Pitch contour
Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera system
Contour, the KDE Plasma 4 interface for tablet devices
Contour line, a curve along which the function has a constant value
A closed path in the mathematical method of contour integration
Boundary (topology) of a set

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contour

Noun
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
(synonym) contour line
(hypernym) isometric line, isometric
(hyponym) thalweg
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
(synonym) shape, form, configuration, conformation
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) sharpness, keenness
(attribute) straight
3. a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
(hypernym) feature, characteristic

Verb
1. form the contours of
(hypernym) delineate, limn, outline
(hyponym) streamline
(derivation) contour line

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contour

nm. contour, outline, shape

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contour (de)

n. contour, outline; outer edge of a figure