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What is a contour?

What is a contour? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
  2. A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
  3. (linguistics) 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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Silence is essential here as a demarcator of phrases, allowing each one to hang in the air, etching its self-contained contour in time.
The square, another bench mark, has the smallest contour ratio of all quadrilaterals.
This figure was used to convert subsequent contour measurements from nanometers to kilobases.
The building hovers above a stabilised berm, turning with the river to reinforce landform and contour.
It's very mild electrical current, and it actually helps to reduce puffiness and to help redefine and contour the jawline.
By working all heads of the triceps, you can firm up the backs of your arms and develop a gorgeous contour, Roberts says.

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