contours

n.

外形，轮廓( contour的名词复数 )；地图上表示相同海拔各点的)等高线；

contour line轮廓线；等高线

contour map等高线图；等值线图

depth contour等深线；等海深线；等水深线

1. The set of edges which bound the region is the contour of the region.
   包围某区域的边的集合称为区域的周线。
2. The contour of that mountain looks like a dragon.
   那座大山的轮廓看上去像一条龙。
3. The smooth contour of the sculpture is wonderful.
   雕塑物平滑的轮廓线简直太美了。
4. The figure shows a part of a contour map.
   附图是一幅等高线地图的一部分。

1. Could you contour the mountain?
   你能把这座山的等高线画出来吗？

1. Please show me the contour map.
   请把等高线地图给我看看。

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Active contours driven by local image fitting energy
Thoracic deformation contours in a frontal impact
Using contours to detect and localize junctions in natural images
Using Prior Shapes in Geometric Active Contours in a Variational Framework
Effects of tone and focus on the formation and alignment of f 0 contours
Dynamic Programming for Detecting, Tracking, and Matching Deformable Contours
Mechanisms of contour perception in monkey visual cortex. II. Contours bridging gaps.
Using dynamic programming for solving variational problems in vision: applications involving deformable models for contours and surf...