A contour line is a curve in two dimensions on which the value of a function 
is a constant. Other synonymous
terms are equipotential curve, isarithm, and
isopleth. A plot of several contour lines is called a contour
plot.
Contour Line
See also
Contour, Contour Plot, Equipotential CurveExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Contour Line." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ContourLine.html