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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 con·tour n. Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ tu ̇ r Function: noun Etymology: French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com- + tornare to turn on a lathe ― more at TURN Date: 1662 1 : an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure : SHAPE also : the line representing this outline 2 : the general form or structure of something : CHARACTERISTIC ― often used in plural < contour s of a melody> <to delineate the tortured psychological contour s of the tribal past ― B. J. Phillips> 3 : a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech synonyms see OUTLINE ]]> 2 contour n. Function: adjective Date: 1844 1 : following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them < contour flooding> < contour farming> 2 : made to fit the contour of something <a contour couch> < contour sheets>]]> 3 contour n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1871 1 a : to shape the contour of b : to shape so as to fit contours 2 : to construct (as a road) in conformity to a contour]]> contour (as used in expressions) n. contour feather contour line contour map ]]>