contour
轮廓
definition
verb
the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners
mold into a specific shape, typically one designed to fit into something else.
a huge contoured map
mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines.
noun
she traced the contours of his face with her finger
an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
translation of 'contour'
verb
画轮廓,
轮廓
noun
略图,
轮廓,
围道,
周线,
画侧像
adjective
轮廓的
example
the movement tends to place more emphasis on rhythm than melodic 'contour'
Dialogues varying only in their intonation 'contour' (specifically in pitch accent or boundary tone) were presented in a random order to 47 speakers of Midwestern American English.
Surgeons have advanced in technique to shape and 'contour' the deeper facial tissues and resuspend them.
Regardless of the words, it seems the melodic 'contour' of the song describes the nature of the land over which the song passes.
The outer edge is being cut to 'contour' and then rolled into shape.
below the 1200-ft 'contour' is a belt of limestone
For instance, on the excellent piano-driven waltz ‘Irish Elk,’ he just seems to be singing without any sense of melodic 'contour' , and he fails to deliver a convincing hook.
Does the 'contour' of their accented tongues create a particular Hispanic laugh pattern?
The 'contour' of the song from order to disorder isn't exactly revolutionary, but the change is gradual enough not to be obvious on the first couple of listens.
The teacher then modulated the intonational 'contour' until it corresponded to the first syllables of the word paleontologist.
Each sentence we speak has a pitch 'contour' associated with it that can be broken down into smaller sequences of elementary contours associated with linguistic phenomena.
Yet the map shows a broad swathe of relatively flat land skirting the foothills of the mountain at the 100ft / 33m 'contour' , and extending up to Bundoran.
In Korn's unfortunate sentence, where the ambiguities are structural, a skilled speaker could easily signal the desired analysis by differences in timing, pitch 'contour' and voice quality.
The job might be considerably easier if the driver could don a pair of glasses that superimposes the 'contours' of the map right on the ground.
The strong sense of stability is created by large-diameter wheels positioned near the extreme corners of the body and by boldly 'contoured' shoulder lines that run from the headlamps to the rear of the body.
He wrote with great sympathy and imagination for the voice, imitating the melodic 'contours' and rhythms of speech in what he called ‘speech melody’.
On the contrary, many compositions strive for more elaborate 'contours' , rhythms, and harmonic structures.
Lesson number two was how easy it is to be led away from your course by old tracks and the natural 'contours' in the land.
Mathews brilliantly traces the precise 'contours' of her mood swings, their pace and imagery, their irrational, irresistible force.
One of the things he most loves about that landscape is the way the stone walls that thread across the hills pick out the 'contours' of the land.
A full colour photograph, 'contoured' map and additional facts about the history, geology and wildlife of the area accompany each route.
These roads 'contoured' steep slopes above streams, and the aspect measured was that of the prevailing slope.
In many cases the scale is not given, and in the littorals the bottom depth 'contours' are not identified.
The images were precisely to scale, the 'contours' actual traces of the plants themselves.
In addition, they have a 'contoured' back-supported seat that positions the user behind the pedals and 34 seat adjustment options for customization regardless of user height, according to the company.
Intensity modulated radiotherapy is a developing new technology which can produce an even distribution of radiation dose within a target volume which follows the 'contours' of an irregularly shaped tumour.
With a few simple steps, you can transform this classically 'contoured' design into a comfortable gliding rocker that will last for years to come.
A built-in Mathematica algorithm was used to fit 'contours' to a lattice of values calculated by numerical solution of Equation 11 and Equation 12.
The greens, all of different shapes and 'contours' , all have an excellent putting surface.
It is important to note that these maps were hand 'contoured' , and contour software packages were not used due to accuracy and availability of data in some units.
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