contouring
- noun
- /ˈkɒntʊrɪŋ/
- Specialized
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contorneado
- In addition, there are issues of limited supply, donor site morbidity, and difficulties with precise contouring of the donor bone.
- contouring program
Examples
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Because contouring is a complex machining process, NC machines with contouring capability are usually positioned toward the high end of an already expensive product line.
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For example, one may observe color contouring in areas that appear smooth in the original image.
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One of them is called S Let's draw the contour lines of S but I'm only going to draw one contour line.
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However, accurate restoration of normal skull shape by manual contouring is exceedingly difficult for large defects with complex surface geometry.
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The contouring of the hills on the map clearly shows the elevation changes in the landscape.
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The topographer used contouring to illustrate the sloping terrain in her detailed survey.
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In cartography, contouring is essential for representing the shape of the land accurately.
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word contouring comes from contour, a word for the line that 'turns around' a shape. On maps, contouring means drawing lines that follow the land's outline, so these lines show the shape and height of hills and valleys.