contour line
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World English Dictionary
| contour line | |
| —n | |
| Often shortened to: contour a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth | |
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Contour line
is always a great word to know.
So is difference. Does it mean:
| two quantities having the same or a constant ratio or relation |
| the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another |
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Science Dictionary
contour line  (kŏn't r') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A line on a map joining points of equal elevation above a given level, usually mean sea level. ◇ The change in elevation between one contour line and the next is the contour interval. |
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Example sentences
Think of a contour line as an imaginary line on the ground that takes any path necessary to maintain constant elevation.
Your land may be steep or irregular enough that you have more than one key contour line.
Any point on a contour line is the same elevation as all the other points on the same line.
Point out that a contour line joins points of equal elevation.
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