plural of contour

present participle of contour

the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable / a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face

An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. / A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.

(transitive) To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon. / (transitive) To mark with contour lines. / (intransitive) To practise the makeup technique of contouring.

plural of contouring

Smoothly shaped

simple past tense and past participle of contour

Able to be contoured.

The difference in elevation represented by the space between adjacent contour lines