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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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The square, another bench mark, has the smallest contour ratio of all quadrilaterals.
I was able to work with the jointer plane to approach a final contour, but the final work was with a hand plane and sandpaper.
This figure was used to convert subsequent contour measurements from nanometers to kilobases.
And the advantage to a pivoting shoe is it allows you to more easily work on undulating, round or contour surfaces.
The program was also used to create bivariate scattergrams and density contour plots of the various parameters.
It's very mild electrical current, and it actually helps to reduce puffiness and to help redefine and contour the jawline.

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