any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
A line on a map that joins places of the same elevation (height) above sea level (or a specified datum surface
A contour on a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes. a contour map showing two hills and this large mountain in the middle
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth
a series of curves forming a closed path in a plane or on a surface Also, stress and displacement contours that represent lines connecting stresses and displacements of the same magnitude
An imaginary line that connects all points on a surface having the same elevation
line drawn on a map to join points of equal height Contours are drawn at regular height intervals; for example, every 10 m The closer together the lines are, the steeper the slope
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of the same elevation A line drawn on a map connecting the points of the same elevation
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of the same elevation or a line drawn on a map connecting points of the same elevation This term may include allowable deviations from the true contour
You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours. the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of the same elevation, or such a line drawn on a map
Contours are lines that connect points of equal elevation Index contours are darker lines that typically mark every 5th contour and are labeled with the elevation In case you wondered, Bathymetry represents the contours below sea level
Linear demarcation of the land surface that indicates places of equal elevation; the lines on a map that connect these points
a line around a shape in a work of art, its nature depending on the artist's concept and intention In medieval painting, contours were initially regular, flat outlines; in the course of the 14th century they acquired more sense of spatial effect, and appear to be alternately more and less emphatic Later, the effect of contour in painting and graphic art became particularly important to artistic movements in which line and draughtsmanship was a prominent factor
Line joining points of uniform elevation (or depression) marked on a map or chart
A closed shape, part of an *outline In most fonts, the letters S, i and B have one, two and three contours respectively In TrueType, black (solid) contours are defined by clockwise control points, white contours (holes) are defined anti-clockwise Note that while this is the reverse of PostScript fonts, many people are used to the clockwise black outlines presented by *Fontographer
An imaginary outline of points on the ground which are at the same altitude relative to mean sea level
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"