Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of forming or determining a contour or contour-line. See
contour-line .
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- verb Present participle of
contour . - noun the
construction ofcontour lines through amatrix ofpoints each having a knownvalue of somevariable - noun a
technique inmakeup usingblush andbronzing powder to define contours on theface - noun the
building up ofmuscles withexercise
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Examples
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The Pulsar Linear Drive S line features a machine structure designed especially for CBN technology with 500mm diameter wheels with peripheral speeds up to 120m/s, and is said to be ideal both for 'flexible' operation such as contouring and for more 'rigid' high-output processes such as plunge-cut grinding.
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This scene was rendered very well by the PLV-Z3000, with little or no low-level noise or "contouring" artefacts.
CNET Australia 2009
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'But with our Doosan boring machines and our knowledge of how to get the best and the most from them, combined with specialised tooling [such as contouring heads and boring bars for deep-hole drilling and internal profiling] and our custom-built workholding and fixtures, we're able to achieve extremely tight tolerances [0. 001mm] and superior surface finishes [Ra
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'But with our Doosan boring machines and our knowledge of how to get the best and the most from them, combined with specialised tooling [such as contouring heads and boring bars for deep-hole drilling and internal profiling] and our custom-built workholding and fixtures, we're able to achieve extremely tight tolerances [0. 001mm] and superior surface finishes [Ra
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'But with our Doosan boring machines and our knowledge of how to get the best and the most from them, combined with specialised tooling [such as contouring heads and boring bars for deep-hole drilling and internal profiling] and our custom-built workholding and fixtures, we're able to achieve extremely tight tolerances [0. 001mm] and superior surface finishes [Ra
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'But with our Doosan boring machines and our knowledge of how to get the best and the most from them, combined with specialised tooling [such as contouring heads and boring bars for deep-hole drilling and internal profiling] and our custom-built workholding and fixtures, we're able to achieve extremely tight tolerances [0. 001mm] and superior surface finishes [Ra
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'But with our Doosan boring machines and our knowledge of how to get the best and the most from them, combined with specialised tooling [such as contouring heads and boring bars for deep-hole drilling and internal profiling] and our custom-built workholding and fixtures, we're able to achieve extremely tight tolerances [0. 001mm] and superior surface finishes [Ra
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Now apply your HD Dual Foundation with the reverse contouring technique follow a basic foundation tutorial here.
Eve Pearl: "How To" Beauty Tutorial: Achieve the Kim Kardashian Look Eve Pearl 2011
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On that last GIF of Oprah ... check out the contouring makeup on her nose!
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Increasingly, social networks and firms are contouring human interactions, personal and political.
Max Fraad Wolff: Changing Communication, Changing World Max Fraad Wolff 2011
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