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noun

Contornos, contornos

An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

"the low drag contour of a modern automobile"

el contorno de baja resistencia de un automóvil moderno

appearance art geography

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noun

Curva de nivel, isohipsa

A 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. "

El mapa mostraba las curvas de nivel de la montaña, con cada línea representando una elevación diferente.

geography technical geology

noun

Contorno

A 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. "

El lingüista estudió los contornos del diptongo en la palabra «boy», observando cómo el sonido vocálico cambia suavemente de una posición en la boca a otra.

phonetics linguistics language sound