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contour
[ kon-toor ]
/ ˈkɒn tʊər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
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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Origin of contour
OTHER WORDS FROM contour
re·con·tour, verb (used with object)un·con·toured, adjectiveWords nearby contour
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British Dictionary definitions for contour
contour
/ (ˈkɒntʊə) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for contour
C17: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to sketch, from tornare to turn
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