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

plural of contouring

Smoothly shaped

simple past tense and past participle of contour

(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.

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.

plural of contour

Able to be contoured.

(ornithology) Any feather possessing a central shaft (rachis), usually with vanes composed of barbs.