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  1. 1. n. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. form the contours of Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. A. Drummond. 2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. Contour feathers (Zoöl.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird. -- Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc. -- Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart. Source: webster
  8. 8. The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of worksof fortification. Contour feathers (Zoöl.), those feathers that formthe general covering of a bird.-- Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of groundwith respect to its undulation, etc.-- Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontalplane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in amap or chart. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:3/n:97 n. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height n. a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure v. form the contours of Source: ecdict

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