outline, contour, profile, silhouette mean the line that bounds and gives form to something. outline applies to a line marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass. contour stresses the …

The removal patterns beneath the jet serve as contours of constant shear stress and can aid in determining the complete shear stress distribution.

You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours. ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body.

Contour definition: the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.. See examples of CONTOUR used in a sentence.

Definition of contour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the outer edges of something; the outline of its shape or form. The road follows the natural contours of the …

adj. [before a noun] shaped to fit a particular form: contour sheets for a mattress. Agriculture of or relating to a system of plowing and cultivating hilly land along the natural contours of the …

Contour is the outline or shape of something. A shoe that fits well along the contours or shape of your foot is a good fit. Contour comes from the Italian contorno meaning "to draw a line," which …

To make or shape the outline of; represent in contour. 2. To build (a road, for example) to follow the contour of the land. 1. Following the contour lines of uneven terrain to limit erosion of …

Definition of 'contours' contours in British English (ˈkɒntʊəz ) plural noun the shape or surface, esp of a curving form

He loved the sleek/smooth/flowing contours of the car. The map showed the contour of the coastline.