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contour_line

contour line

English

Noun

contour line ‎(plural contour lines)

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

Related terms

isopleth

Translations

line on a map

Czech: vrstevnice (cs) f
French: isobathe (fr) f
German: Höhenlinie (de) f
Greek: ισοϋψής καμπύλη f ‎(isoÿpsís kampýli)
Irish: comhrian m, líne chomh-airde f

Lao: ເສັ້ນລະດັບ ‎(sen la dap)
Polish: warstwica f, poziomica (pl) f
Scottish Gaelic: loidhne-àirde f, loidhne cho-àirde f
Spanish: isolínea f, curva de nivel f

External links

contour line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia