contour

Noun

• a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
  • the contours of the melody
    
  • it defines a major contour of this administration
    

• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  • he could barely make out their shapes
    

• a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

Verb

• form the contours of

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  shape , form , configuration , conformation , contour line