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contour

/kon-toor/US // ˈkɒn tʊər //UK // (ˈkɒntʊə) //

轮廓线,轮廓,轮廓图,等高线

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
    • : contour line.
    • : Phonetics. a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance, especially across a sentence, and contributing to meaning.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to mark with contour lines.
    • : to make or form the contour or outline of.
    • : to build in conformity with the contour of the land.
    • : to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration: cars with seats that are contoured for comfort.
    • : to apply foundation and bronzer along the natural bone structure of to create definition: ways to contour your nose.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form: contour seats.
    • : Agriculture. of or used in a system of plowing, cultivating, sowing, etc., along the contour lines of the land in order to trap water runoff and prevent erosion.

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Examples

  • There’s a broader struggle still underway over the contours of the regional order, and that is partly what motivates him.

  • Leather looks nice and lasts a lifetime, but it can’t retain a knife with the security of Kydex, a type of plastic that’s heat-molded to fit the exact contours of a specific knife model.

  • Because Kydex can snap around the blade’s rear and the handle’s contours, the material can be used to retain a knife in a variety of positions, including upside down, while still allowing you to quickly deploy it using a single hand.

  • It uses 3D laser-sensor technology, also known as lidar, to capture the contours of a gymnast’s body.

  • Magnetic field lines, imaginary contours that indicate the direction of the magnetic field at various locations, loop and cross over one another like well-mixed spaghetti.

  • It also reveals in vivid visual form the precise contour of the transition.

  • Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

  • I hastily ran over the contour of the country we had passed through, and saw that indeed the spring must be its headwaters.

  • The eagle disappeared into the air, while the soldier admired the curved contour of the panther.

  • He banked left and followed the contour of the mountain, and found another group of soldiers camped near the pumice works.

  • The rather flabby lines of his face had abruptly hardened over the firm contour below.