Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - contour
Contour
contour
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. 2 carry (a road or railway) round the side of a hill. Phrases and idioms contour line a line on a map joining points of equal altitude. contour map a map marked with contour lines. contour ploughing ploughing along lines of constant altitude to minimize soil erosion. Etymology: F f. It. contorno f. contornare draw in outline (as COM-, tornare turn)
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I. noun see: turn Date: 1662 an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure ; shape, the general form or structure of something ; characteristic, a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech, see: outline II. adjective Date: 1844 following ~ lines or forming furrows or ridges along them , made to fit the ~ of something , III. transitive verb Date: 1871 1. to shape the ~ of, to shape so as to fit ~s, to construct (as a road) in conformity to a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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