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Meaning of contour

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  contour
      n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
           [syn: {contour}, {contour line}]
      2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);
         "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: {shape},
         {form}, {configuration}, {contour}, {conformation}]
      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"
      v 1: form the contours of

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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