English Dictionary

contour

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɒntʊə(ɹ)/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

輪郭、境界線：対象の外形や縁取りを示す線状の特徴。 / 等高線：地図上で同じ高度を示す点を連結して描かれる線。

The artist traced the contour of the hills against the evening sky.

画家は夕暮れの空を背に丘の輪郭をなぞった。

意味（1）

An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

the low drag contour of a modern automobile

意味（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.

意味（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.

contours （ plural ）