contour vs characteristic

characteristic vs contour

contour and characteristic both are nouns.

contour is not an adjective while characteristic is an adjective.

contour is a verb but characteristic is not a verb.

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

As nouns, characteristic is a hypernym of contour; that is, characteristic is a word with a broader meaning than contour:

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

Other hypernyms of contour include feature.

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

contour (adjective)	characteristic (adjective)
	typical or distinctive

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

Difference between contour and characteristic

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