noun🔗ShareAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape."the low drag contour of a modern automobile"appearanceartgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth."The map showed the contours of the mountain, with each line representing a different elevation. "geographytechnicalgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another."The linguist studied the contours of the diphthong in the word "boy," noting how the vowel sound smoothly shifts from one position in the mouth to another. "phoneticslinguisticslanguagesoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
