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con·tour
/ ˈkänˌtoŏr/
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n. (usu. contours)
an outline, esp. one representing or bounding the shape or form of something:
she traced the contours of his face with her finger.
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an outline of a natural feature such as a hill or valley.
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short for contour line.
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a line joining points on a diagram at which some property has the same value:
the map shows contours of every 10-foot difference in elevation.
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a way in which something varies, esp. the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance.
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v. [tr.]
1. (usu. be contoured)
mold into a specific shape, typically one designed to fit into something else:
the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners |
[as adj.] (contoured)
the contoured leather seats.
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mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines:
[as adj.] (contoured)
a huge contoured map.
3.
(of a road or railroad) follow the outline of (a topographical feature), esp. along a contour line:
the road contours the hillside.
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Contour selection. (Solid Thinking).(Solid-Works)
Magazine article from: Cadence; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...shown within the Selected Contours field. Conclusion The contour selection tool is a powerful...of a multiple, contained contour. Contained There are multiple contours enclosed within the largest contour. A rectangle with a circle...
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Contours opens new fitness centre; Pilates offered at Contours
Newspaper article from: The Press; 9/11/2001; 700+ words
; ...extensions and renovations completed at Contours Health and Fitness Centre at 299 Durham...includes an evening with entertainer and Contours ambassador Suzanne Prentice on Thursday...down and working on it," Diane says. Contours Health and Fitness Centre now spans three...
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Contour Software Promotes Two Senior-Level Executives.
Business Wire; 1/13/1999; 700+ words
; ...Johnson Named Vice President of Services Contour Software Inc., a Silicon Valley-based...of services. McGale, who was formerly Contour's vice president, will continue to...with thorough insight into how to manage Contour's diverse operations," said Scott...
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Contour Software to Market Software from Del Mar Database.
Business Wire; 12/17/1998; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1998-- Contour to replace The Loan Seller(tm) with Del Mar Database's DataTrac(tm) software Contour Software Inc., a Silicon Valley-based...s DataTrac(tm) software as part of Contour's current product line. The DataTrac...
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Contour Garners Top Market Share.
Business Wire; 11/13/2000; 700+ words
; ...2000 Wholesale Access study estimates Contour controls 36 percent of loans by mortgage brokers Contour Software Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary...originated by mortgage originators in 1999 on Contour software than any other loan origination...
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Contours Express & Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) Supplements Unite in Their Quest to Help Women Lead Healthier Lives.
PR Newswire; 12/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...Key Offerings Further Reiterate That Contours Express Is the Better Idea in Women...Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Contours Express, the all-women circuit training...corresponding health journal, written by two Contours Express regimen creators, will be sold...
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Contour practical, fun to drive
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/23/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...The average retail price of a 1998 Ford Contour is $11,225-$15,125. The capable Ford Contour family sedan, which has arrived as an early...simplicity often is best. For instance, the new Contour GL model with the base four-cylinder engine...
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Contour Adds Four New Customer Service, Training Features.
Business Wire; 9/12/2000; 700+ words
; ...Internet tools to better serve customers Contour Software, Inc., one of the mortgage...service and over all system performance of Contour's loan origination software, The Loan...extensive diagnostics. This feature allows Contour's support staff to remotely view and...
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Contour leads mortgage industry in EDI connectivity; Mortgage automation provider offers over 100 connections to industry players.
Business Wire; 10/22/1995; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1995--Contour Software, Inc. announced today at the...law firms and other mortgage vendors. Contour is a Campbell, California-based provider...000 customers nationwide. "In 1992, Contour teamed with Chase Credit Research Corp...
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Contour Reports Fourth Quarter 2001 Drilling Activity and Capital Spending.
PR Newswire; 1/8/2002; 700+ words
; HOUSTON -- CONTOUR ENERGY CO. (BULLETIN BOARD: CONC) ("Contour" or the "Company") has completed its 2001 drilling...First production from the Delta Farms well, in which Contour owns a non-operated 30% working interest, is now...
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contour
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...series of closed circular contours; valleys, which would...bays, are shown as contour lines converging toward...contour lines are called contour, or relief, maps although...to assist the user. Contours indicating land elevations...brown with every fifth contour drawn thicker and ...
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Contour Plowing
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Contour Plowing One of the earliest methods of conservation tillage came to be known as contour plowing, or plowing on the contour. Tilling the soil along the gentle slopes of a piece of cropland...
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structural contour map
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
structural contour map A map on which structural features, e.g. folds , are represented...dimensions. The map is read in the same way as a topographic contour map. The contours are based on a single horizon (e.g. the top of a bed), the...
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contour current
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
contour current An undercurrent, typical of the continental rise , which flows...Undercurrent, which hugs the continental rise of eastern North America. Contour currents are persistent, slow-moving (velocity 5–30 cm...
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contour diagram
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
contour diagram A stereographic equal-area net on which orientation data (i...structural features) are plotted as lines or points and then joined to form contours linking areas of equal density of data, thus providing a visual description...
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