Höhenlinie — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contour noun The outline or shape of something, especially a curved edge.
Senses
Höhenlinie is used for these senses in English:
- contour A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.
- contour line (geography) A line on a map through points of equal elevation, often height above sea level.
contour — full definition
- noun The outline or shape of something, especially a curved edge.
- noun A line on a map joining points of equal height.
- verb To shape something to follow a particular outline, or to apply makeup to sculpt the appearance of the face.