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