characteristic vs contour

contour vs characteristic

characteristic and contour both are nouns.

characteristic is an adjective but contour is not an adjective.

characteristic is not a verb while contour is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
characteristic	Yes	Yes	No	No
contour	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, contour is a hyponym of characteristic; that is, contour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than characteristic:

characteristic: a prominent attribute or aspect of something
contour: a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure

Other hyponyms of characteristic include sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic, invariant, aspect, facet, attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet, badge, centerpiece, centrepiece, excellence, excellency, external, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity, safety feature.

characteristic (noun)	contour (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions	a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
a prominent attribute or aspect of something	a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2

characteristic (adjective)	contour (adjective)
typical or distinctive

characteristic (verb)	contour (verb)
	form the contours of

Difference between characteristic and contour

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