contour
contorno
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
contornear
noun
contorno,
vuelo rasante,
curva,
perímetro
example
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.
below the 1200-ft 'contour' is a belt of limestone
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.
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.
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 movement tends to place more emphasis on rhythm than melodic 'contour'
The outer edge is being cut to 'contour' and then rolled into shape.
Does the 'contour' of their accented tongues create a particular Hispanic laugh pattern?
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.
Regardless of the words, it seems the melodic 'contour' of the song describes the nature of the land over which the song passes.
Surgeons have advanced in technique to shape and 'contour' the deeper facial tissues and resuspend them.
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.
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.
Well, one sure way to butcher Scarlatti keyboard music is to use the piano to smooth over Scarlatti's sharp 'contours' .
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 high back of the chair was 'contoured' specifically to his own back.
There is an almost abstract flavour to his creations - speedy outlines and 'contours' take shape on the canvas as he moves about in a blur.
Each unit in the series has custom tubing shapes, 'contoured' cushions and a lower profile, which combine to create a clean, contemporary look that is engaging to exercisers.
He was so perfectly shaped that all she wanted to do was trace the 'contours' of his musculature and well formed face.
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.
It is noteworthy that this map closely matches the petrographic 'contours' of the geological map.
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 thick fluffy pillow was shaped to the 'contours' of her head.
Incidentally, all the car's seats are 'contoured' and similar to those shaped for motor sport, providing all-round support.
More impressive still is his quicksilver dexterity in following the ever-changing 'contours' of Sibelius' form.
Triangles provide stability and curved shapes soften the 'contours' of objects.
On the contrary, many compositions strive for more elaborate 'contours' , rhythms, and harmonic structures.
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.
There were level parts 'contouring' along the hillside where I sauntered past brilliant wildflowers or sharply aromatic herbs.
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