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Contour meaning
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. | A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface. | 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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For example, the multi-contour seat function allows vehicle occupants to adapt the contour of the seat to their individual needs.
Pictured left to right are: Gary Freiberg, Operations Manager at Nolato Contour; B-W’s Matt Pribble and Julie Foss, Nolato Contour Youth Apprenticeship Mentor.
And after a low-dipping tone, the contour spreads to the second syllable: the contour remains the same ( ˨˩˦ ) whether the word has one syllable or two.
By modifying the contour, Riemann showed that : for all s, where the contour C starts and ends at +∞ and circles the origin once.
However, after a falling tone it takes on a low pitch; the contour tone remains on the first syllable, but the pitch of the second syllable matches where the contour leaves off.
Large flight feathers are found on the wings and tail, contour feathers cover the bird's surface and fine down occurs on young birds and under the contour feathers of water birds.
Most varieties of Chinese use contour tone systems, where the distinguishing feature of the tones are their shifts in pitch (that is, the pitch is a contour ), such as rising, falling, dipping, or level.
Register tones and contour tones mainmain redirect main Tone systems fall into two broad patterns, according to whether contour tones exist.
The contour integral is taken along the contour C. The rudiments of this theorem can already be found in a paper that the 24-year-old Cauchy presented to the Académie des Sciences (then still called "First Class of the Institute") on August 11, 1814.
According to Contour, a fully charged battery provides up to three months of regular usage.
After the primer application, Phillips goes in with a contour stick from Westman Atelier, which retails for $48, using a brush to blend in the product.
A light pink blush and a touch of contour was added to better accentuate her cheekbones.
Another unique feature of Apparel is the obvious seasonal volatility of the contour.
Contour CEO Matt Chaifetz said Friday, Jan.
Designed with side-sleepers in mind, this contour pillow will gently cradle your thighs in a natural position, and therefore keeps your hips, legs, and knees aligned while you sleep.
George Lewis’s recent chamber and orchestral scores have been action-packed thrill rides, full of lovingly crafted dissonances and exciting collisions of rhythmic contour.
I never contour my nose or my jawline.
Just the contour of the road, the bed of tractor trailer got stuck, kind of scraped, which made him stop," he added.
She then applied contour to both sides, creating the look of an uneven nose.
The formula is long-lasting and easy to apply, melting into the skin for a natural contour look.