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Curved vs Contour - What's the difference?

curved | contour |

As an adjective curved

is having a curve or curves.

As a verb curved

is (curve).

As a noun contour is

an outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

curved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a curve or curves.

    • Antonyms

    * straight

    Synonyms

    * (having a curve) ** (for two-dimensional shapes) bent, hooked ** (for three-dimensional shapes) rounded * (having curves) curvy, sinuous, tortuous, wavy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curve)

    • contour

    English

    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.

    • Hyponyms

    * (speech sound) diphthong, contour tone, affricate

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