Contour

//ˈkɒntɔː(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "contour" (32 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (7)

Noun(3 words)

contour line configuration conformation

border broad lines configuration contour line

Strong matches (9)

delineate delineation features figuration figure framework galbe gestalt

Noun(1 words)

form

Related words (16)

limn line lineaments lineation lines main features outline profile relief shape shapes silhouette skeleton terrain tournure

Noun(1 words)

shape

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

9 entries

characteristic delineate feature isometric isometric line limn outline spatial property spatiality

Synonyms

2 entries

contour line shape

derived

13 entries

contour chase contour diaper contour feather contour integral contour interval contour map contourable contourite contourless contourlet executive contour isocontour recontour

has context

1 entries

linguistics

is a

3 entries

feature isometric line spacecraft

manner of

1 entries

delineate

related to

13 entries

altitude border boundary chart contour line curve curved isopleth line map outline point quantity

Translations

40 translations across 20 languages.

Bulgarian

3 entries

конту́р noun (outline, boundary or border)
конту́р noun (line on a map or chart)
очерта́ние noun (outline, boundary or border)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

輪廓 /轮廓 noun (outline, boundary or border)

Esperanto

1 entries

konturo noun (outline, boundary or border)

Finnish

2 entries

korkeuskäyrä noun (line on a map or chart)
ääriviiva noun (outline, boundary or border)

French

2 entries

contour noun (outline, boundary or border)
ligne de niveau noun (line on a map or chart)

German

4 entries

Höhenlinie noun (line on a map or chart)
Höhenlinien noun (line on a map or chart)
Höhenschichtlinie noun (line on a map or chart)
Isohypse noun (line on a map or chart)

Greek

1 entries

ισοϋψής noun (line on a map or chart)

Irish

1 entries

comhrian noun (line on a map or chart)

Italian

2 entries

contorno noun (outline, boundary or border)
profilo noun (outline, boundary or border)

Japanese

1 entries

輪郭 noun (outline, boundary or border)

Macedonian

2 entries

контура noun (outline, boundary or border)
оцрт noun (outline, boundary or border)

Malay

2 entries

garisan kontur noun (line on a map or chart)
kontur noun (outline, boundary or border)

Māori

1 entries

hua noun (line on a map or chart)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

høydekurve noun (line on a map or chart)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

چوره noun (outline, boundary or border)

Polish

2 entries

izolinia noun (line on a map or chart)
kontur noun (outline, boundary or border)

Portuguese

1 entries

contorno noun (outline, boundary or border)

Russian

4 entries

а́брис noun (outline, boundary or border)
изоли́ния noun (line on a map or chart)
ко́нтур noun (outline, boundary or border)
очерта́ние noun (outline, boundary or border)

Spanish

3 entries

contorno noun (outline, boundary or border)
contornar verb (Translations)
contornear verb (Translations)

Vietnamese

3 entries

đường nét noun (outline, boundary or border)
đường viền noun (outline, boundary or border)
đường đồng mức noun (line on a map or chart)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm learning how to contour my face with make-up.

Source: tatoeba (6023216)

The fossil proved to be the first one of its kind that revealed the tail fin contour in its entirety.

Source: tatoeba (11263097)

the low drag contour of a modern automobile

Source: wiktionary

The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.

Source: wiktionary

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