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brief, characterize, configuration (form), contour (outline), contour (shape), cross section, delineate, delineation, description, outline (boundary)
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Profile — may refer to:;Computing and technology * Profile (UML), a concept in Unified Modeling Language * Apple ProFile, a hard drive * User profile, a feature of the Microsoft Windows operating system * FilePro, a DBMS and RAD system originally published … Wikipedia
Profile 21 — ( he. פרופיל 21) is a code used by the military of Israel to classify Israelis who are deemed to have physical or psychological disabilities making them permanently unfit for military service. Such individuals can still volunteer for service,… … Wikipedia
profilé — profilé, ée [ prɔfile ] adj. et n. m. • 1875; de profiler ♦ Auquel on a donné un profil précis. Aile profilée. Acier profilé, laminé suivant un profil déterminé. ♢ N. m. (1927) Pièce fabriquée suivant un profil déterminé. Profilés métalliques :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
profile — ► NOUN 1) an outline of something, especially a face, as seen from one side. 2) a short descriptive article about someone. 3) the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice: her high profile as an opera star. ► VERB 1)… … English terms dictionary
profile — [prō′fīl΄] n. [It profilo < profilare, to outline < pro (< L pro ), before + filo (< L filum), thread, line: see PRO1 & FILE1] 1. a) a side view of the face b) a drawing of such a view … English World dictionary
Profile — Pro file, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint & Sculp.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Profile — Pro file, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See {Profile}, n.] 1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) To shape the outline… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Profile — Profile, geologische, vertikale, nach dem Mittelpunkt der Erde gerichtete Schnittflächen durch die Erdkruste zur Veranschaulichung ihres Aufbaues und der Gliederung in die verschiedenen Schichten und Gesteine. Die sogenannten schematischen oder… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
profile — (n.) 1650s, a drawing of the outline of anything, from It. profilo a drawing in outline, from profilare to draw in outline, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + filare draw out, spin, from L.L. filare to spin, draw out a line, from filum … Etymology dictionary
profile — [n1] drawing of outline contour, delineation, figuration, figure, form, likeness, line, lineament, lineation, portrait, shadow, shape, side view, silhouette, sketch; concepts 259,625 profile [n2] description, characterization analysis, biography … New thesaurus
