Meaning of contour in English
Verb
contourDefinitions
1. form the contours ofNoun
contourEtymology
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare‘draw in outline’, from con-‘together’+ tornare‘to turn’Definitions
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height- 2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Examples
- « he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke »
- 3. a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
Examples
- « the contours of the melody »
- « it defines a major contour of this administration »