contour
Pronunciation: kon′tūr
Definition:
- The outline of a part; the surface configuration.
- In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines or form of a tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis.
[L. con- (intens.), + torno, to turn (in a lathe), fr. tornus, a lathe]
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