English-Dutch translations for contour

• contour
  De contouren van de oplossing tekenen zich duidelijk af. We can see clearly the contours of the solution.
  De burgers wijzen een Europa zonder politieke en geografische contouren van de hand. A Europe without political or geographical contours is a Europe that the public reject.
  U hebt ons een duidelijk beeld geschetst van uw voorzitterschap, en u hebt de contouren aangegeven van uw toppen. You have sketched for us a clear picture of your Presidency and you have mapped the contours of your summits.
• contourlijn

Definition of contour

• 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
• a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another
• To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon
• To practise the makeup technique of contouring

Examples

• the low drag contour of a modern automobile

Related words

• contours
• contourné
• contourny
• contournee
• contour line
• contour interval
• contour map
• bathymetric contour
• bottom contour