contorno

Definitions of contorno
  1. noun
    any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    synonyms: configuración, forma
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    agudeza, sutileza, vivacidad
    thinness of edge or fineness of point
    embotamiento, sosería
    without sharpness or clearness of edge or point
    topografía
    the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
    convexidad
    the property possessed by a convex shape
    candela
    an instance of becoming narrow
    corvadura, encorvadura, encorvamiento
    the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
    redondez
    the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
    candela
    the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
    rotundidad
    the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
    circularidad
    the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
    constricción, embotellamiento
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  2. noun
    the area in which something exists or lives
    synonyms: alrededor, alrededores, borde, entorno, inmediaciones, marco
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    ambiente
    the atmosphere of an environment
    habitación, habitáculo, hábitat
    the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
    crisol
    an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
    piecería
    the local environment
    type of:
    región, área geográfica
    a demarcated area of the Earth
  3. noun
    the line that appears to bound an object
    synonyms: perfil
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    litoral
    the outline of a coast
    silueta
    an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
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    límite
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  4. noun
    the environmental condition
    synonyms: ambiente, entorno, medio, medio ambiente
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