Usually means: Elevation difference between contour lines.
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  1. contour interval: Merriam-Webster
  2. contour interval: Collins English Dictionary
  3. contour interval: Wiktionary
  4. contour interval: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. contour interval: Dictionary.com
  6. Contour interval: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. contour interval: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. contour interval: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

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  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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noun:  The difference in elevation represented by the space between adjacent contour lines

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