āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Contour
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āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ°, āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
the external shape, outline, or surface configuration of an object or figure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car's sleek contours improved its aerodynamics.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨
a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation, used to represent the shape and elevation of the terrain
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hikers used the map's contour lines to plan their route.
āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸, āĻāĻ āĻ¨
the overall configuration or pattern of elements in a complex system, often used metaphorically to describe structure or flow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He studied the contour of the melody before composing the harmony.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
to contour
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āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to shape something, emphasizing its natural curves and outlines
Transitive: to contour sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Landscapers contoured the garden to create visually appealing slopes and curves.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
