Phonetics. a distinctive pattern of changes in pitch, stress, or tone extending across all or part of an utterance, especially across a sentence, and contributing to meaning.
to build (a road, railroad track, etc.) in conformity with the contour of the land.
7.
to mold or shape so as to fit a certain configuration: cars with seats that are contoured for comfort.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Recontouredis always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
molded or shaped to fit a particular contour or form: contour seats.
9.
Agriculture. of or used in a system of plowing, cultivating, sowing, etc., along the contour lines of the land in order to trap water runoff and prevent erosion.
Origin: 1655–65; < French, equivalent to con-con- + tour a turn (see tour), modeled on Italian contorno, derivative of contornare to outline; see turn