contour vs curve

curve vs contour

contour and curve both are nouns.

contour and curve both are verbs.

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

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

contour: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
curve: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Other hyponyms of contour include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, dullness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curvature, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.

contour (noun)	curve (noun)
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
	a line on a graph representing data
	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

contour (verb)	curve (verb)
form the contours of	form a curl, curve, or kink
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	form an arch or curve
	bend or cause to bend
	extend in curves and turns

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