contour map in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contour map in the English»French Dictionary

contour map N

contour map

carte f hypsométrique

Translations for contour map in the English»French Dictionary

contour [Brit ˈkɒntʊə, Am ˈkɑnˌtʊr] N

1. contour (outline):

contour

contour m

2. contour GEOG → contour line

See also contour line

contour line N

contour line

courbe f hypsométrique or de niveau

I.map [Brit map, Am mæp] N

map (of region, country)

carte f (of de)

map (of town, underground, subway)

plan m (of de)

road/tourist map

carte routière/touristique

map of the underground

plan du métro

I'll draw you a map

je vais te faire un plan

the political map of Europe fig

le paysage politique de l'Europe

II.map [Brit map, Am mæp] VB trans

1. map:

map GEOG, GEOL, ASTRON region, planet

faire la carte de

map town

faire le plan de

map crater etc

faire un levé topographique de

2. map COMPUT:

map

faire une projection de

III.map [Brit map, Am mæp]

to put sb/sth on the map

mettre qn/qc en vedette

to be wiped off the map

être rayé de la carte

contour map in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contour map in the English»French Dictionary

contour [ˈkɒntʊəʳ, Am ˈkɑ:ntʊr] N

contour

contour m

I.map [mæp] N

1. map (representation):

map of a country

carte f

map of a town, building, subway

plan m

a route map

une carte routière

2. map RAIL:

map

carte f du réseau

3. map (outline):

map

schéma m

4. map (stars):

map

planisphère m

Phrases:

to blow sth off the map

faire disparaître qc de la surface de la terre

to put sth on the map

faire connaître qc

II.map <-pp-> [mæp] VB trans

map region:

map

dresser une carte de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In this case the product of the investigation is a sound level contour map.

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Such a map can be thought of as a rainfall contour map.

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A properly labeled contour map helps the reader to quickly interpret the shape of the terrain.

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Contour maps are especially useful for diffuse forms or scales of pollution.

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Other types of mass spectrometry data are well represented as a three-dimensional contour map.

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To guide our polishing, the first step is to create a superfine contour map of the mirror's surface, with steps of less than 10 nanometers.

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Contour maps often show bulls-eyes around pumped wells that represent the cones of depression.

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The instrument uses this information to construct the contour map of the mirror's surface.

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A contour map of this magnitude can be located from the survey engineer.

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The contour interval of a contour map is the difference in elevation between successive contour lines.

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