contour[noun]Synonyms: outline, delineation, figuration, line, lineament, lineation, profile, silhouette
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con‧tour /ˈkɒntʊə $ ˈkɑːntʊr/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian contorno, from contornare 'to round off, draw', from Latin com- ( ⇒ COM-) + tornare (, turn1)]
1. the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or someone’s body:
the contours of the hills the contours of her face2. (
also contour line) a line on a map that shows points that are of equal heights above sea level
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