- surface contour (line)
- (geod) contur topografic
English-Romanian technical dictionary. 2013.
surface contour (line)
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Contour line — Contour Con*tour , n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contour line — This article is about lines of equal value in maps and diagrams. For more meanings of the word contour , see Contour (disambiguation). The bottom part of the diagram shows some contour lines with a straight line running through the location of… … Wikipedia
contour line — 1. a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface. 2. the representation of such a line on a map. 3. Math. a line parallel to a trace. Cf. trace1 (def. 11). Also called contour, level curve, level line. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
contour line — con′tour line n. geo a line representing the locus of points at the same elevation on a topographic surface • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
contour line — /ˈkɒntɔ laɪn/ (say kontaw luyn) noun 1. a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface. 2. the representation of such a line on a map …
contour line — noun Date: 1844 a line (as on a map) connecting the points on a land surface that have the same elevation … New Collegiate Dictionary
Contour — Con*tour , n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster] Titian s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contour feathers — Contour Con*tour , n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contour of ground — Contour Con*tour , n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] 1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
line — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; partly from Anglo French lingne, from Latin linea, from feminine of lineus made of flax, from linum flax; partly from Old English līne; akin to Old English līn flax more at linen Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
line — line1 linable, lineable, adj. lineless, adj. linelike, adj. /luyn/, n., v., lined, lining. n. 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 2. Math. a … Universalium
