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Contour may refer to:
- an outline or silhouette
- a contour line on a contour map, or the corresponding line on the ground or sea bed
- Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound
- Pitch contour (music), a melody shape
- Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera system
- Equal-loudness contour, a measure of sound pressure
- Service contour, a coverage area in US broadcasting
- Jama Contour is a collaborative solution that helps development teams build products, produced by Jama Software
In programming :- Lexical contour, the boundary of lexical variable scope
- boundaries of level sets
In mathematics :
- A contour line of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value.
- a closed path in the mathematical method of contour integration
- boundary of a set
Contours may refer to:
- Contours (album), an album by Sam Rivers
- The Contours, a soul music group
- Ford Contour, a motor car
- CONTOUR, a space probe
See also
- Active contour, a concept in computer vision
- Contour bunding, an agricultural technique
- Contour canal, an artificial water channel
- Contour Crafting, a proposed construction process
- Contour drawing, an artistic style (produced, for example, by blind contour drawing)
- Contour length, a concept in molecular physics
- Contour plowing (or ploughing), an agricultural technique
- Contour rivalry, an artistic technique
- Contour threads, used in cosmetic surgery
- Illusory contours, an optical illusion
- Upper and lower contour sets, concepts in mathematical economics
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contour — [ kɔ̃tur ] n. m. • v. 1200 « enceinte »; de contourner, avec infl. de l it. contorno 1 ♦ (1651) Limite extérieure d un objet, d un corps. ⇒ bord, bordure, délinéament, limite, périmètre, périphérie, 3. tour. Le contour d une table, d un tapis.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
CONTOUR — antes del lanzamiento Organización NASA Estado Perdido en el espacio … Wikipedia Español
contour — [kän′to͞or΄] n. [Fr < It contorno < LL contornare, to go around < L com , intens. + tornare, to turn in a lathe: see TURN] 1. the outline of a figure, mass, land, etc. 2. the representation of such an outline vt. 1. to make a contour or… … English World dictionary
contour — CONTOUR. subs. masc. Terme de Peinture et de Sculpture. Ce qui termine une figure, ou les parties d une figure. Un beau contour. Le contour de cette figure est admirable. De beaux contours. Des contours hardis, bien entendus. Des contours élégans … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Contour — Con*tour , n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster] Titian s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contour — 1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from Fr. contour circumference, outline, from It. and M.L. contornare to go around, from L. com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + tornare to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe (see TURN (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
contour — Contour. s. m. Terme de Peinture & de Sculpture. Ce qui termine une figure, & les parties d une figure, & leur donne le tour qu elles doivent avoir. Un beau contour. le contour de cette figure est admirable. de beaux contours. des contours hardis … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Contour — Contour, der Abriß oder Umriß von Bildern, Gebäuden oder andern Dingen, die durch ihre Gestalt in die Augen fallen. Bildlich wendet man es auch z. B. auf Wissenschaften an; und der Contour einer solchen müßte ihren Umfang und Inhalt so darstellen … Damen Conversations Lexikon
contour — ► NOUN 1) an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. 2) (also contour line) a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. ► VERB 1) mould into a specific shape. 2) (contoured)… … English terms dictionary
Contour — (fr., spr. Kongtuhr, ital. Contorno), Umriß, Linien, durch welche bei Zeichnungen die äußeren Umrisse der Figuren u. Gegenstände bestimmt werden; davon Contonriren, die Umrisse der Figuren zeichnen. Von der Richtigkeit der C. hängt im Allgemeinen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
