CONTOUR MAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contour map mean? 

• CONTOUR MAP (noun)
  The noun CONTOUR MAP has 1 sense:

1. a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation

  Familiarity information: CONTOUR MAP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTOUR MAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A map having contour lines through points of equal elevation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

contour map; relief map

Hypernyms ("contour map" is a kind of...):

map (a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it))