contour map

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noun

a topographic map on which the shape of the land surface is shown by contour lines, the relative spacing of the lines indicating the relative slope of the surface.

Origin of contour map

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby contour map

contour curtain, contour feather, contour integration, contour interval, contour line, contour map, contour ploughing, contour sheet, contr., contra, contra-

Scientific definitions for contour map

contour map

A map that shows elevations above sea level and surface features of the land by means of contour lines.