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" In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its existing contours, but to explore a better deal for all Minnesotans."
Tim Pawlenty

Meaning of "contours" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CONTOURS

ˈkɒntʊəz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTOURS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contours is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTOURS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contour

Contour may refer to: ▪ an outline or silhouette ▪ a contour line on a contour map, or the corresponding line on the ground or sea bed ▪ Contour, a phonetic sound ▪ Pitch contour, a melody shape ▪ Contour, a 3D digital camera system ▪ Equal-loudness contour, a measure of sound pressure ▪ Service contour, a coverage area in US broadcasting ▪ Jama Contour is a software package, produced by Jama Software ▪ Contour provided by Cox Communications, which displays custom, recommended programming based on the users viewing history, as well as the capability to record 6 shows at once, and store 1,000 standard definition shows. In programming : ▪ Lexical contour, the boundary of lexical variable scope ▪ boundaries of level sets In mathematics : ▪ A contour line of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value. ▪ a closed path in the mathematical method of contour integration ▪ boundary of a set Contours may refer to: ▪ Contours, an album by Sam Rivers ▪ The Contours, a soul music group ▪ Ford Contour, a motor car ▪ CONTOUR, a space probe ▪ CONTOUR, object outline...

Definition of contours in the English dictionary

The definition of contours in the dictionary is the shape or surface, esp of a curving form.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTOURS

after-hours · hours · ours · scours

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTOURS

contorted · contortedly · contortedness · contortion · contortional · contortionate · contortioned · contortionism · contortionist · contortionistic · contortive · contour · contour feather · contour flying · contour interval · contour line · contour map · contour ploughing · contoured · contraband

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTOURS

all fours · business hours · colours · concours · do the honours · favours · honours · it never rains but it pours · labours · of ours · of yours · office hours · opening hours · Respectfully yours · the small hours · Tours · twenty-four hours · velours · watercolours · yours

Synonyms and antonyms of contours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTOURS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contours» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «contours» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CONTOURS

Find out the translation of contours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of contours from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contours» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

轮廓
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

contornos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

contours
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आकृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملامح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

контуры
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

contornos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

contours এবং
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

contours
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kontur
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Konturen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

輪郭
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

윤곽
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Contours
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường nét
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வரையறைகளை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रुपरेषा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

konturlar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

contorni
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kontury
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

контури
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

contururi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιγράμματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontoere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konturer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konturer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contours

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTOURS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of contours
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «contours».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contours

EXAMPLES

9 QUOTES WITH «CONTOURS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contours.
1
Ben Crenshaw
I have felt terribly from the beginning when I saw the problems and recognized that they would be ongoing. We were hired to put back the contours of the greens as closely as possible to George Thomas's designs and were real proud of what we did. It's a sad situation now.
2
Ernie Els
Contours on the second half of a long putt have more impact on how the ball rolls because it's going slower. Adjust your speed if that last part is playing uphill or downhill. Don't get fooled by an early slope or break.
3
Henry Giroux
What is invaluable about Angela Davis' work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like.
4
Alan Huffman
The ocean is the last frontier of human empirical knowledge; even the contours on that eighth-grader's globe are the product of a mix of scientific measurement, inference and conjecture.
5
Graham Joyce
I've been a professional writer for 20 years, and there are contours in that time, crescents and troughs.
6
Hannah Kent
In Iceland, you can see the contours of the mountains wherever you go, and the swell of the hills, and always beyond that the horizon. And there's this strange thing: you're never sort of hidden; you always feel exposed in that landscape. But it makes it very beautiful as well.
7
George Packer
With work increasingly invisible, it's much harder to grasp the human effects, the social contours, of the Internet economy.
8
Tim Pawlenty
In my address last year, I spoke on the issue of gaming. My preference then is my preference now: to keep gaming within its existing contours, but to explore a better deal for all Minnesotans.
9
Steven Strogatz
When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTOURS»

Discover the use of contours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment
This book brings together contributions addressing this issue which include case studies exploring the size, nature, and dynamics of precarious employment in different industrialized countries and chapters examining conceptual and ...
Leah F. Vosko, Martha MacDonald, Iain Campbell, 2009
2
Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in ...
This book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the world have grown rich and others have lagged behind.
Angus Maddison, 2007
3
Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures and the ...
In this new, muscular intervention, Pollin explores these notions in a fresh and illuminating manner.
Robert Pollin, 2005
4
Contours of Agency: Essays on Themes from Harry Frankfurt
A wide range of philosophical essays informed by the work of Harry Frankfurt, who offers a response to each essay.
Sarah Buss, Lee Overton, 2002
5
Contours Of Christology In The New Testament
These essays focus on the New Testament writers' various understandings of Jesus, their differing emphases seen as contours in the common landscape of New Testament christology.
Richard N. Longenecker, 2005
6
Contours of Culture: Space and Social Difference in Singapore
This volume discusses the urban history and cultural landscape of Singapore in relation to theories of textual dialogics, multiculturalism and the cultural and political unconscious.
Robbie B.H. Goh, 2005
7
Atlantic History: Concept and Contours
In these probing essays, Bernard Bailyn explores the origins of the subject, its rapid development, and its impact on historical study.
Bernard Bailyn, 2009
8
Origen and Scripture: The Contours of the Exegetical Life
This book examines Origen of Alexandria's approach to the Bible through a biographical lens, focusing on his account of the scriptural interpreter.
Peter W. Martens, 2012
9
Caribbean contours
In 'Caribbean Contours' eight leading scholars in the humanities and the social sciences survey the history, politics, economics, demography, and culture of the Caribbean to provide an authoritative yet accessible introduction to this ...
Sidney Wilfred Mintz, Sally Price, 1985
10
Contours of Leninism
On the facets and the implications of the theory developed by V.I. Lenin.
Nandan Maniratnam, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contours is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Famous Northumberland son's sketch expected to sell for £100000 …
Brown naturalised the landscape of 2,000 acres, planting trees and installing man-made undulations to soften the contours. His biggest change ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Rogers Stirk Harbour wins £43m Louvre competition
... stands in Liévin, the town immediately adjacent to Lens, has a sloping roof covered in vegetation and is designed to fit into the site's contours. «Building Design, Jul 15»
3
Audi's Q7 much better all round
For not only is it a bit shorter and narrower than before, its newly crafted contours make it look less threatening too. There are practical ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
4
Your chance to look into a 'black hole': Scientists create material so …
Vantablack has such unusual light-absorbing properties that it confuses the human eye, making it very difficult to focus or see any contours. «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
5
How to empower Ukraine and bring Moscow back to the table
It is critical for the building blocks to be mutually defined, but past East-West agreements suggest some likely contours. Economically, higher ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Monaco reach €15m agreement with Benfica for Ivan Cavaleiro
The player has reached a contractual agreement in principle, with the contours of a 5 year contract having already been drawn out, but some ... «Get French Football News, Jul 15»
7
Carnivorous Glowworms Turn Caves Into Stunning Starscapes
He favored long exposures—up to an hour—and available light, but he made some shots with a soft blue LED to highlight the contours of the ... «Wired, Jul 15»
8
Building intelligent machines
... we were two years old, our parents didn't teach us how to recognize a dog by measuring the shape of its nose or the contours of its body. «O'Reilly Radar, Jul 15»
9
Runner up, Best Packaging Innovation: BUERGO.FOL
The structures applied to the thermoforming mould are formed precisely and with detailed contours on the foamed film. Furthermore, the ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»
10
PM Arrives in Russia Today for 2 Key Summits, Will Meet Nawaz …
Noting that the richness of ties between India and Central Asia was written into the contours of Indian cities and daily lives there, PM Modi said ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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