contour in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
contour in Hindi हिन्दी
contour in Marathi मराठी
contour in English
- contour⇄adj. 1. showing the outline, especially of hills, valleys, and other topographical features.
Ex. a contour interval on a topographic map.
2. following natural ridges and furrows in plowing to avoid erosion.
Ex. contour rows.
See - contour⇄contour, noun, adjective, verb.
- contour⇄intonation pattern orcontour
(Linguistics.) a distinctive speech pattern formed by differences in pitch, as for example the rising intonation pattern in questions (?Is he going?) and the falling intonation pattern in declarative statements (?Yes, he - contour⇄noun 1. the outline of a figure.
Ex. The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular.
2. the line that defines or bounds anything.
Ex. the subtle melodic contour of late-eighteenth-century music (New Yorker).
3. c - contour⇄v.t. 1. to make an outline or contour of.
2. to build (a road, trestle, building, or the like) according to a contour.
3. to mark with contour lines.