profile contour
1contour — I (outline) noun ambit, bounds, circle, circuit, circumference, circumscription, configuration, delineation, diagram, figuration, figure, form, frame, framework, laterality, lineamenta, lines, main features, outside, perimeter, periphery, picture …
2profile — index brief, characterize, configuration (form), contour (outline), contour (shape), cross sect …
3profile — [prō′fīl΄] n. [It profilo < profilare, to outline < pro (< L pro ), before + filo (< L filum), thread, line: see PRO1 & FILE1] 1. a) a side view of the face b) a drawing of such a view …
4Profile — Pro file, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint & Sculp.) A… …
5Profile paper — Profile Pro file, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint &… …
6profile — [n1] drawing of outline contour, delineation, figuration, figure, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, shadow, shape, side view, silhouette, sketch; concepts 259,625 profile [n2] description, characterization analysis, biography …
7contour — *outline, silhouette, skyline, profile Analogous words: configuration, shape, *form, conformation, figure …
8contour — [n] outline, profile curve, delineation, figuration, figure, form, lineament, lines, relief, shape, silhouette; concept 436 …
9profile — *outline, contour, silhouette, skyline …
10Contour line — This article is about lines of equal value in maps and diagrams. For more meanings of the word contour , see Contour (disambiguation). The bottom part of the diagram shows some contour lines with a straight line running through the location of… …
