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"Contour" Definition

noun

A contour line.
A line that represents such an outline. See Synonyms at form, outline.
A surface, especially of a curving form. Often used in the plural.
Linguistics The distinctive rising and falling patterns of pitch, tone, or stress.
The outline of a figure, body, or mass.

adjective

Following the contour lines of uneven terrain to limit erosion of topsoil: contour plowing.
Shaped to fit the outline or form of something: a contour sheet.
Made to fit the contour of something .
Following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them .

verb-transitive

To build (a road, for example) to follow the contour of the land.
To make or shape the outline of; represent in contour.

verb

To construct (as a road) in conformity to a contour.
To shape so as to fit .
To shape the contour of.

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