Hyphenation of contour

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contour? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tour

Definitions of contour:

1.	A line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
2.	Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) He could barely make out their shapes
3.	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
4.	Form the contours of

Synonyms of contour:

noun	contour line, isometric line, isometric
noun	shape, form, configuration, conformation, spatial property, spatiality
noun	feature, characteristic
verb	delineate, limn, outline

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.