Contour

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 sehr gewunden , 🇪🇸 muy sinuoso , 🇮🇹 molto sinuoso , 🇵🇹 muito sinuoso , 🇨🇳 轮廓 , 🇯🇵 輪郭 , 🇰🇷 매우 구불구불한 윤곽 , 🇸🇦 منحنى شديد الانحناء , 🇮🇳 बहुत घुमावदार

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Etymology

Contour (n.) comes from Old French *contour*, from the verb *contourer* meaning “to wind or twist around.” That verb derives from Latin *contornare* (“to twist together”), formed with the prefix *con-* “together” + *tornare* (“to turn, twist”) (from *tornus* – a spindle). Over time the word shifted from describing a literal twist to the figurative sense of an outline or shape.

Synonyms

profil silhouette ligne bord enveloppe courbe périmètre

Antonyms

ligne droite rectiligne linéaire direct droit