- sea contour
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English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
Contour — may refer to: an outline or silhouette a contour line on a contour map, or the corresponding line on the ground or sea bed Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound Pitch contour (music), a melody shape Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera… … Wikipedia
contour — ► NOUN 1) an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. 2) (also contour line) a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. ► VERB 1) mould into a specific shape. 2) (contoured)… … English terms dictionary
Contour line — This article is about lines of equal value in maps and diagrams. For more meanings of the word contour , see Contour (disambiguation). The bottom part of the diagram shows some contour lines with a straight line running through the location of… … Wikipedia
contour — UK [ˈkɒntʊə(r)] / US [ˈkɑnˌtʊr] noun [countable] Word forms contour : singular contour plural contours 1) [often plural] the shape of the outside edge of something The sculpture reproduces the smooth contours of the human body. 2) contour or… … English dictionary
Sea surface temperature — Weekly average sea surface temperature for the World Ocean during the first week of February 2011, during a period of La Niña … Wikipedia
contour — con|tour [ kan,tur ] noun count 1. ) often plural the shape of the outside edge of something: The sculpture reproduces the smooth contours of the human body. 2. ) contour or contour line a line on a map joining points that are the same height… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contour — noun (C) 1 the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or someone s body: the contours of the hills and ridges | the contour of her face 2 also contour line a line on a map that connects points of equal height above sea… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contour — [ˈkɒntʊə] noun [C] 1) the shape of the outside edge of something 2) contour or contour line a line on a map joining points that are the same height above or below sea level … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
contour interval — the difference in elevation (height above sea level) between adjacent contour lines … Geography glossary
contour — con|tour [ˈkɔntuə US ˈka:ntur] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, draw , from Latin com ( COM ) + tornare ( TURN1)] 1.) the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
contour — noun 1》 an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. ↘(also contour line) a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. ↘a line joining points on a diagram at which some… … English new terms dictionary