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Noun
S:
(n)
contour
,
contour line
(a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height)
S:
(n)
shape
,
form
,
configuration
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contour
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conformation
(any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))
"he could barely make out their shapes"
S:
(n)
contour
(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"
Verb
S:
(v)
contour
(form the contours of)