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contour line
等高線,輪廓線
Con·tour n.
1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.
Titian's coloring and contours. --A. Drummond.
2. Mil. The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification.
Contour feathers Zool., those feathers that form the general covering of a bird.
Contour of ground Surv., the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
Contour line Topographical Suv., the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.
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contour line
n : a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
[syn: contour]