contours
noun
Meaning
- An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
- A speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
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