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Contour vs Attitude - What's the difference?

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Contour is a related term of attitude.


As nouns the difference between contour and attitude

is that contour is an outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape while attitude is .

contour

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
    • The low drag contour of a modern automobile.
  • A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
  • (linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.

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    * (speech sound) diphthong, contour tone, affricate

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    attitude

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    Noun

  • The position of the body or way of carrying oneself; posture.
    • The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude
  • Disposition or state of mind.
    • ... but had a lazy attitude to work.
  • (uncountable, countable) A negative, irritating, or irritated attitude; posturing.
    • Don't give me your attitude .
    You've got some attitude , girl !
  • (aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.
    • The airliner had to land with a nose-up attitude after the incident.
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  • (ballet) A position similar to arabesque, but with the raised leg bent at the knee.
  • * 2007 , Gayle Kassing, History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach , page 134,
    • Blasis was a man of many accomplishments. He invented the ballet position of attitude and codified the ballet technique of that time, distinguishing three types of dancers: the serious, the demi-caractère , and the comic dancer.

    Synonyms

    * stance * (position of vehicle etc) trim, orientation

    Derived terms

    () * attitude-y * attitudinal * dickitude * tude

    Verb

    (attitud)
  • To assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
  • * 1823 , Felix M'Donogh, The Hermit Abroad , Volume 1, page 122,
  • * 1837 , William E. Burton, The Gentleman's Magazine , Volume 1, page 123,
    • Attituded like an inspired curling-tongs, leaning back heavily on his right leg, and throwing forward his left, his arm elevated to a level with his shoulder, the clenched fist grasping a brush that might have been available in
  • * 1971 , , Advances in Astronautical Sciences , Volume 29, Part 2, page 395,
    • The attituded control gyro package, electronics, APS gas supply, and the preentry electronics are mounted internally, and are distributed circumferentially at the major ring.
  • To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
  • * 2002 , Wayne Normis, The Last Street Fighter , page 33,
    • He attituded his way over to me, got up close, and just stood there looking at me, trying to appear threatening.
  • * 2008 , Yvonne Müller, "The Absentee": an Interpretation - an Analysis of Maria Edgeworth's Novel , page 12,
    • The typical characteristic attituded toward the English is coldness.
  • * 2010 , R. Scott, Nine Months and a Year Later , page 82,
    • I was really tripping, 'cause this nigga had the nerve to be attituded up when he was the one always doing something he had no business doing.

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