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(), n.[F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.] 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 (Zol.), 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. スポンサード リンク
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