Contour may refer to: *

Contour (linguistics) In phonetics, contour describes speech sounds that behave as single segments but make an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another. Such sounds may be tones, vowels, or consonants. Many tone languages have '' contour t ...

, a phonetic sound *

Pitch contour __NOTOC__ In linguistics, speech synthesis, and music, the pitch contour of a sound is a function or curve that tracks the perceived pitch of the sound over time. Pitch contour may include multiple sounds utilizing many pitches, and can relate t ...

* Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera system *

Contour Airlines Contour Airlines is an independent regional airline headquartered at Smyrna Airport in Smyrna, Tennessee, United States. Contour Airlines is set up as a public charter operator for regulatory purposes and does not directly operate aircraft. Co ...

* Contour flying, a form of low level flight * Contour, the

KDE Plasma 4 KDE Plasma 4 is the fourth generation of the KDE workspace environments. It consists of three workspaces, each targeting a certain platform: ''Plasma Desktop'' for traditional desktop PCs and Notebook (computer), notebooks, ''Plasma Netbook'' for ...

interface for tablet devices *

Contour line A contour line (also isoline, isopleth, isoquant or isarithm) of a Function of several real variables, function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a ...

, a curve along which the function has a constant value *

Contour drawing Contour drawing is an art technique in which the artist sketches the style of the subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline (the French word meaning "outline"). The purpose of contour drawing is to empha ...

, an artistic technique * A closed path in the mathematical method of

contour integration In the mathematical field of complex analysis, contour integration is a method of evaluating certain integrals along paths in the complex plane. Contour integration is closely related to the Residue theorem, calculus of residues, a method of co ...

Boundary (topology) In topology and mathematics in general, the boundary of a subset of a topological space is the set of points in the Closure (topology), closure of not belonging to the Interior (topology), interior of . An element of the boundary of is call ...

of a set Contours may refer to: * ''Contours'' (album), by Sam Rivers *

The Contours The Contours are an American rhythm and blues vocal group. They recorded for Motown Records. They are known for their 1962 hit single "Do You Love Me", which sold over 1 million copies and became a major hit again in 1988. History Establishment ...

, a soul music group Contouring may refer to: * The makeup technique

contouring Contouring is a makeup technique that uses cosmetics to define, enhance and sculpt the structure of the face or other body parts, such as breasts. Contouring is usually produced by placing a warm or cool toned color that is one or two shades d ...

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CONTOUR Contour may refer to: * Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound * Pitch contour * Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera system * Contour Airlines * Contour flying, a form of low level flight * Contour, the KDE Plasma 4 interface for tab ...

, a failed NASA space probe *

Contour, Manchester Contour is a residential development under construction in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. Once completed, it will comprise two tall, 51-storey skyscrapers. The towers are part of the Great Jackson Street masterplan, located adja ...

, a residential development under construction in Manchester, England * Contour, a

North Wing Apache The North Wing Apache is an American two-seat ultralight trike designed and produced by North Wing Design of East Wenatchee, Washington. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's ...

ultralight aircraft variant *

Ford Contour The Ford Mondeo I (first generation) is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Ford, beginning on 23 November 1992, with sales beginning on 22 March 1993. It is also known as the Mk I Mondeo; the 1996 facelift versions are usually designa ...

, a motor car

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