1 the outer edges of sth; the outline of its shape or form:
The road follows the natural contours of the coastline. * She traced the contours of his face with her finger.
2 (also contour line) a line on a map showing points that are the same height above sea level:
a contour map (= a map that includes these lines)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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