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Contour vs Topophotomap - What's the difference?

contour | topophotomap |

As nouns the difference between contour and topophotomap

is that contour is an outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape while topophotomap is a map created by superimposing topographic features (especially contours) onto a series of photographs.

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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    topophotomap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A map created by superimposing topographic features (especially contours) onto a series of photographs