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contour

გამოთქმა: /ˈkɒntʊə/

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Universal
  • 1 (usually contours) an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something:she traced the contours of his face with her finger figurativechallenges that have shaped the contours of European integration
  • an outline of a natural feature such as a hill:the road climbs steadily, following the contours of the hillside
  • short for contour line.below the 1200-ft contour is a belt of limestone
  • a line joining points on a diagram at which some property has the same value: the figure shows contours of 21-cm line emission of atomic hydrogen
  • 2a way in which something varies, especially the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1mould into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else:the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners (as adjective contoured)the contoured leather seats
  • 2mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines: (as adjective contoured)a huge contoured map
  • 3(of a road or railway) follow the outline of (a topographical feature), especially along a contour line:the road contours the hillside

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