delineation
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de·lin·e·ate
(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).
[Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see line1.]
de·lin′e·a′tion n.
de·lin′e·a′tive adj.
de·lin′e·a′tor n.
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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.
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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" description, verbal description - a statement that represents something in words epithet - descriptive word or phrase |
2. | delineation - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects animalization - a depiction in the form of an animal drawing - 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 etc pictorial representation, picturing - visual representation as by photography or painting portraiture - the activity of making portraits |
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delineation
noun
1. 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
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delineation
noun1. A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:
2. The act or process of describing in lifelike imagery:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
delineation
[dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃən] n (= depiction) [place, character, situation] → description f
(= marking) [border] → tracé m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
delineation
n → Skizzierung f; (of boundary, border) → Einzeichnung f; (= description) → Beschreibung f, → Darstellung f
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