CONTOURING

Verb

contouring

present participle of contour

Noun

contouring (countable and uncountable, plural contourings)

the construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each having a known value of some variable

a technique in makeup using blush and bronzing powder to define contours on the face

the building up of muscles with exercise

walking along contour lines, usually to save energy or simplify navigation

Source: Wiktionary

CONTOUR

Con*tour", n. Etym: [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]

1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. A. Drummond.

2. (Mil.)

Definition: The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. Contour feathers (Zoöl.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird.

– Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.

– Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition