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| con·tour [ kón tr ] |
noun (plural con·tours) |
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1. outline: an outline, especially of something curved or irregular
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often used in the plural
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  The contours of the hills were characteristically rounded.
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2. general nature: the general character or nature of something
scenes that establish the contour of the play
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3. geography
Same as contour line
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adjective |
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1. shaped or fitted: shaped to fit something, especially the shape of somebody's body
contour furniture
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2. following land's shape: following the lay of the land, rather than cutting through or across it
contour farming
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transitive verb (past and past participle con·toured, present participle con·tour·ing, 3rd person present singular con·tours) |
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1. shape something to fit: to shape one thing so that it fits the outlines of another
furniture that is contoured to the human body
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2. put contour lines on map: to mark contour lines on something such as a map
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3. make something follow shape of land: to build or operate something so that it follows the natural shape of the land
roads that are sensitively contoured
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| [Mid-17th century. < French< Italian contornare "draw in outline," literally "turn with" < Latin tornare (see turn)] |
