contour line

noun

A line on a map through points of equal elevation, often height above sea level.

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Meanings

nouncontour line (plural contour lines)

plural contour lines

  1. geographyA line on a map through points of equal elevation, often height above sea level.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

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isometric lineisometric
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 等高線 /等高线
  • 等高線 /等高线 (děnggāoxiàn)line on a map
Czech vrstevnice
  • vrstevniceline on a map
Danish højdekurve
  • højdekurveline on a map
Finnish korkeuskäyrä
  • korkeuskäyräline on a map
French isobathe
  • isobatheline on a map
German Höhenlinie
  • Höhenlinieline on a map
Greek ισοϋψής καμπύλη
  • ισοϋψής καμπύλη (isoÿpsís kampýli)line on a map
Irish comhrian, líne chomh-airde
  • comhrianline on a map
  • líne chomh-airdeline on a map
Italian isoipsa
  • isoipsaline on a map
Polish warstwica, poziomica
  • warstwicaline on a map
  • poziomicaline on a map
Scottish Gaelic loidhne-àirde, loidhne cho-àirde
  • loidhne-àirdeline on a map
  • loidhne cho-àirdeline on a map
Spanish isolínea, curva de nivel
  • isolínealine on a map
  • curva de nivelline on a map
Swedish höjdkurva
  • höjdkurvaline on a map
Cite this entry
APA

contour line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20line

MLA

“contour line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contour line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contour%20line.

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