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The correct spelling is contours.
How to pronounce contours
noun
Say it like: Con-tow-rs
The correct spelling is contours. An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. For example: "the low drag contour of a modern automobile"
Usage Examples
“the low drag contour of a modern automobile”
Definition
noun
- 1.An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- 2.A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
- 3.A speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
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