English noun: contour | |||
1. | contour (communication) a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height | ||
Synonyms | contour line | ||
Broader (hypernym) | isometric, isometric line | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | thalweg | ||
2. | contour (attribute) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | ||
Samples | He could barely make out their shapes. | ||
Synonyms | configuration, conformation, form, shape | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spatial property, spatiality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | angularity, bluntness, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, crookedness, curvature, curve, dullness, keenness, lobularity, narrowing, roundness, sharpness, straightness, stratification, topography | ||
Attribute | crooked, straight | ||
3. | contour (cognition) a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure | ||
Samples | The contours of the melody. It defines a major contour of this administration. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characteristic, feature | ||
English verb: contour | |||
1. | contour (creation) form the contours of | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delineate, limn, outline | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | streamline | ||