contour

1. A line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height (synset 106814438)
   is a type of: isometric, isometric line - a line connecting isometric points
   subtypes: thalweg - a line following the lowest points of a valley
   same as: contour line
2. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (synset 105071206)
   "he could barely make out their shapes"
   tells us about:

   • straight - having no deviations
   • crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
   is a type of: spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space
   subtypes:

   • keenness, sharpness - thinness of edge or fineness of point
   • bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
   • topography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
   • lobularity - the property of having lobules
   • concaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape
   • convexity, convexness - the property possessed by a convex shape
   • angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles
   • narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow
   • curvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
   • roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
   • straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
   • crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
   • stratification - a layered configuration
   same as: configuration, conformation, form, shape
3. A feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure (synset 105860082)
   "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
   is a type of: characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something

1. Form the contours of (synset 201693647)
   is a type of: delineate, limn, outline - trace the shape of
   subtypes: streamline - contour economically or efficiently

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