contour

• n. 輪廓；等高線；周線；電路；概要
• vt. 畫輪廓；畫等高線
• n. (Contour)人名；(法)孔圖爾

con-, 強調。-tour, 轉，詞源同turn, tourism.

contour (n.)

1660s, a term in painting and sculpture, from French contour "circumference, outline," from Italian and Medieval Latin contornare "to go around," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tornare "to turn (on a lathe);" see turn (v.).

First recorded application to topography is from 1769. Earlier the word was used to mean "bedspread, quilt" (early 15c.) in reference to its falling over the sides of the mattress. Related: Contoured. Contour line in geography is from 1844.

1. There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour.

剛好在450英尺的等高線之下有3個緩坡。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The contour of the Atlantic coast of America is very irregular.

美國沿太平洋的海岸線非常曲折.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. Contour is NASA's second mission dedicated to studying comets.

“孔杜爾”號(contour的 音譯,國內一般意譯為“彗核旅行” 或者 “測繪”)是NASA( 美國宇航局)專門用於彗星研究的第二次任務號.

來自互聯網

4. All three basins are enclosed by the 1900 m depth contour.

三個海盆都被1900米的等深線所圈閉.

來自辭典例句

5. The area representing Q 1 is indicated by contour shading.

代表Q1的麵積由打有陰影的輪廓線標出.

來自辭典例句