contour Significado & definición

Significado de contour en español

• 0 the shape of a mass of land or other object, especially its surface or the shape formed by its outer edge -- contorno

  • the rugged contour of the coast

  • He studied the contours of her face.

  • Her latest collection of swimwear shows off the contours of the human body to perfection.

  • a 400 ft contour line

  • This map has contours marked at 250-metre intervals.

• 1 an outline -- contorno

  • the contours of the coastline.

• 2 (also contour line) on a map, a line joining points at the same height or depth -- curva

  • Through the driving rain, it was difficult to decipher the contours on the map.