contour line

English

Noun

contour line (plural contour lines)

1. (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 Danish: højdekurve (da) c Finnish: korkeuskäyrä French: isobathe (fr) f German: Höhenlinie (de) f Greek: ισοϋψής καμπύλη f (isoÿpsís kampýli) Irish: comhrian m, líne chomh-airde f Italian: isoipsa (it) 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 Swedish: höjdkurva (sv) c

Further reading

• contour line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia