Contour
21contour — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com + tornare to turn on a lathe more at turn Date: 1662 1. an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure ;… …
22contour — /kon toor/, n. 1. the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object. 2. See contour line. 3. Phonet. a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance …
23CONTOUR — s. m. Ce qui termine extérieurement un corps ou les parties d un corps. Il ne se dit guère qu en parlant Des objets dont les formes sont arrondies. Les contours d un beau corps. De beaux, de charmants, de gracieux contours. Le contour d une… …
24contour — con•tour [[t]ˈkɒn tʊər[/t]] n. 1) cvb the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object 2) geo sur contour line 3) phn a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or… …
25contour — n. & v. n. 1 an outline, esp. representing or bounding the shape or form of something. 2 the outline of a natural feature, e.g. a coast or mountain mass. 3 a line separating differently coloured parts of a design. v.tr. 1 mark with contour lines …
26contour — UK [ˈkɒntʊə(r)] / US [ˈkɑnˌtʊr] noun [countable] Word forms contour : singular contour plural contours 1) [often plural] the shape of the outside edge of something The sculpture reproduces the smooth contours of the human body. 2) contour or… …
27contour — /ˈkɒntɔ / (say kontaw), / tʊə/ (say toouh) noun 1. the outline of a figure or body; the line that defines or bounds anything. 2. → contour line. –verb (t) 3. to mark with contour lines. 4. to make or form the contour or outline of. 5. to build (a …
28CONTOUR — n. m. Ce qui limite la surface ou les parties d’un corps. Il se dit surtout en parlant des Objets dont les formes sont arrondies. Les contours d’un beau corps. De beaux, de charmants, de gracieux contours. Le contour d’une colonne. Des contours… …
29contour — 1. The outline of a part; the surface configuration. 2. In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines of a broken or otherwise misshapen tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis. [L. con (intens.), + torno, to turn (in a… …
30contour — [[t]kɒ̱ntʊə(r)[/t]] contours 1) N COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp, oft N of n You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours. [LITERARY] ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body... I cradled my… …
