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.
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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
