delineation

de·lin·e·ate

D0112500 (dĭ-lĭn′ē-āt′)tr.v. de·lin·e·at·ed, de·lin·e·at·ing, de·lin·e·ates 1. a. To draw or depict: "In black and white wash, he delineated the gnarled roots of a tree" (Sally Holmes Holtze).b. To describe or characterize in words: "the specter of the bored and isolated housewife, which Friedan delineated so brilliantly" (Mary V. Dearborn).2. a. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of: The police delineated the crime scene with yellow tape. A hedge delineates one plot of land from the other.b. To establish the position of (a border): The treaty delineates the border between Spanish and American territory.c. To show or contain a distinguishing characteristic of; distinguish: "The first game ... delineated the differences between the two teams" (Stuart Miller).

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[Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see line¹.]

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de·lin′e·a′tion n.de·lin′e·a′tive adj.de·lin′e·a′tor n.

de•lin•e•a•tion

(dɪˌlɪn iˈeɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act or process of delineating. 2. a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft. 3. a description. [1560–70; < Late Latin] de•lin′e•a`tive (-ˌeɪ tɪv, -ə tɪv) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delineation - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"characterisation, characterization, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picturedescription, verbal description - a statement that represents something in wordsepithet - descriptive word or phraseportrait, portraiture, portrayal - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
	2.	delineation - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objectslimning, line drawing, depictionanimalization - a depiction in the form of an animaldrawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
	3.	delineation - representation by drawing or painting etcdepiction, portrayalpictorial representation, picturing - visual representation as by photography or paintingportraiture - the activity of making portraits

delineation

noun1. outline, description, account, drawing, picture, chart, tracing, portrait, representation, diagram, portrayal, depiction His razor-sharp delineation of ordinary life.2. determination, determining, defining, charting, mapping out the delineation of the provincial borders

delineation

noun1. A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:contour, outline, profile, silhouette.2. The act or process of describing in lifelike imagery:depiction, description, expression, portrayal, representation.

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