contour

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

contours

1.
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
the low drag contour of a modern automobile
2.
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.
Đồng nghĩa: contour line
3.
(linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) A general description giving the most important points.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

contours

V_ing/Gerund

contouring

V_ed/pp

contoured

1.
(transitive)To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
2.
(transitive)To mark with contour lines.
3.
(intransitive)To practise the makeup technique of contouring.
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) To shape conditions regarding salient points.

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Đồng nghĩa

contour line

Cùng gốc / liên quan

contourablecontouritecontourlesscontourletisocontourrecontourcontour diapercontour chasecontour feathercontour gaugecontour integralcontour intervalcontour mapexecutive contour

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Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed from French contour, from contourner, equivalent to con- + tour.