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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Generally, an outline or configuration of a body or surface.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Often, the term is used for one of a set of lines (contour lines) drawn to represent the configuration of a surface; this is the case in meteorology, where a contour usually refers to a [[contour line]] of constant height on a [[constant-pressure surface]]. Sometimes, the term is more loosely used in the general sense of an [[isopleth]]. <br/>''Compare'' [[profile]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Generally, an outline or configuration of a body or surface.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Often, the term is used for one of a set of lines (contour lines) drawn to represent the configuration of a surface; this is the case in meteorology, where a contour usually refers to a [[contour line|contour line]] of constant height on a [[constant-pressure surface]]. Sometimes, the term is more loosely used in the general sense of an [[isopleth]]. <br/>''Compare'' [[profile]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 25 April 2012
contour
Generally, an outline or configuration of a body or surface.
Often, the term is used for one of a set of lines (contour lines) drawn to represent the configuration of a surface; this is the case in meteorology, where a contour usually refers to a contour line of constant height on a constant-pressure surface. Sometimes, the term is more loosely used in the general sense of an isopleth.
Compare profile.
Compare profile.
