Contour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒntʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒntʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːkɚ/.

Examples

he could barely make out their shapes
the contours of the melody
it defines a major contour of this administration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

configuration form conformation shape contour line

Parts of Speech

noun	a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
noun	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) “he could barely make out their shapes”
noun	a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure “the contours of the melody”
verb	form the contours of

Word Forms

contour	verb	form the contours of
shape	verb	give shape or form to
contour	noun	a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kontur

eine auf einer Karte gezeichnete Linie, die Punkte gleicher Höhe verbindet

🇪🇸Spanish

contorno

Línea dibujada en un mapa que une puntos de igual altura.

🇮🇹Italian

contorno

una linea tracciata su una mappa che collega punti di uguale altezza

🇵🇹Portuguese

contorno

uma linha desenhada em um mapa conectando pontos de igual altura

🇷🇺Russian

контур

линия, проведенная на карте и соединяющая точки одинаковой высоты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समोच्च

मानचित्र पर समान ऊंचाई वाले बिंदुओं को जोड़ने वाली रेखा

🇧🇩Bengali

কনট্যুর

সমান উচ্চতার বিন্দু সংযোগকারী মানচিত্রে আঁকা একটি রেখা

🇮🇳Tamil

விளிம்பு

சம உயரமுள்ள புள்ளிகளை இணைக்கும் வரைபடத்தில் வரையப்பட்ட கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకృతి

సమాన ఎత్తు గల పాయింట్లను కలుపుతూ మ్యాప్‌పై గీసిన గీత

🇮🇳Marathi

समोच्च

समान उंचीच्या बिंदूंना जोडणारी नकाशावर रेखाटलेली रेखा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમોચ્ચ

સમાન ઊંચાઈના બિંદુઓને જોડતા નકશા પર દોરેલી રેખા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಹ್ಯರೇಖೆ

ಸಮಾನ ಎತ್ತರದ ಬಿಂದುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ನಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಳೆಯಲಾದ ರೇಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോണ്ടൂർ

തുല്യ ഉയരമുള്ള പോയിൻ്റുകളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഭൂപടത്തിൽ വരച്ച ഒരു രേഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਟੋਰ

ਬਰਾਬਰ ਉਚਾਈ ਦੇ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਕਸ਼ੇ 'ਤੇ ਖਿੱਚੀ ਗਈ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سموچ

مساوی اونچائی کے پوائنٹس کو جوڑنے والے نقشے پر کھینچی گئی لکیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轮廓

地图上绘制的连接等高点的线

🇯🇵Japanese

輪郭

同じ高さの点を結ぶ地図上に引かれた線

🇰🇷Korean

윤곽

같은 높이의 지점을 연결하여 지도 위에 그린 선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường viền

một đường được vẽ trên bản đồ nối các điểm có độ cao bằng nhau

🇹🇭Thai

รูปร่าง

เส้นที่ลากบนแผนที่ซึ่งเชื่อมต่อจุดที่มีความสูงเท่ากัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontur

garis yang digambar pada peta yang menghubungkan titik-titik yang sama ketinggiannya

🇵🇭Filipino

tabas

isang linya na iginuhit sa mapa na nagdudugtong sa mga puntong may pantay na taas

🇲🇾Malay

kontur

garisan yang dilukis pada peta yang menghubungkan titik-titik yang sama tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كفاف

خط مرسوم على الخريطة يصل بين نقاط متساوية الارتفاع

🇮🇷Persian

کانتور

خطی که روی نقشه ترسیم شده است که نقاط با ارتفاع مساوی را به هم متصل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kontur

harita üzerinde eşit yükseklikteki noktaları birleştiren çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹנטוּר

קו מצויר במפה המחבר בין נקודות בגובה שווה

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The primary meaning of 'contour' is 'a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height'.

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