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contour

/ contour /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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"

Type of:

feature characteristic

noun Sense 2

a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

Type of:

isometric line isometric

Kinds of:

thalweg

verb Sense 3

form the contours of

Type of:

delineate limn outline

Kinds of:

streamline

Derived:

contour line shape form configuration conformation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

noun Sense 4

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

"he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"

Type of:

spatial property spatiality

Kinds of:

sharpness keenness dullness dulness bluntness

Derived:

shape form

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