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contour line a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth contour line [′kän‚tu̇r ‚līn] (mapping) A map line representing a contour, that is, connecting points of equal elevation above or below a datum plane, usually mean sea level. Also known as contour; isoheight; isohypse. (meteorology) A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, temperature, or such. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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per acre better than conventional isoline hybrids treated with soil-applied insecticide. There is some room for inaccuracy in computation should an isoline fold or regress across longitudinal lines of a cutoff low or be embedded on the equator side of the isoheight (contour) selected to define the vortex area. These early analyses of climate suitability used available climate station data to create crude isolines of suitable areas for either cool or warm climate grape varieties. |
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