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Curves vs Contour - What's the difference?

curves | contour |

As nouns the difference between curves and contour

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

As a verb curves

is (curve).

curves

English

Noun

(head)

    • 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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