contour
noun
1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
Definition categories: communication, isometric
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Similar word(s): configuration, conformation, form, shape
Definition categories: attribute, spatiality
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
Definition categories: thought, characteristic, feature
Sentences with contour as a noun:
- The low drag contour of a modern automobile.