Word Form vs Contour - What's the Difference?

Contour

Word Form

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
  • a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Definition as Noun
  • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Definition as Verb
  • form the contours of
Definition as Verb

Examples

  • "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
  • "he could barely make out their shapes"
  • "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun