contour
noun
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
contours
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pluralof contour.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof contour (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
contournounthe outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
Example Sentences
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Which may well be why so many musical instruments so often mirror the curves, contours and parts of the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
For the new research, the team built a collection of silly sprinklers with different contours.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The contours of Pride appear in my mind whenever I’m watching a movie that I feel speaks to my own uniquely homosexual sensibilities, which frequently change.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
To define the contours of that right, courts will look to history and tradition, just as Justice Samuel Alito did in Dobbs.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Her mask, now dry, had assumed an ashen quality, and water from her hair dripped onto the caked contours of her face.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
