profile
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faɪl noun
1.
the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
2.
a picture or representation of the side view of a head.
3.
an outlined view, as of a city or mountain.
4.
an outline of an object, as a molding, formed on a vertical plane passed through the object at right angles to one of its principal horizontal dimensions.
5.
a drawing or the like representing this.
6.
Surveying. a vertical section of the ground surface taken parallel to a survey line. Compare cross section ( def 6 ). See diag. under contour map.
7.
a verbal, arithmetical, or graphic summary or analysis of the history, status, etc., of a process, activity, relationship, or set of characteristics: a biochemical profile of a patient's blood; a profile of national consumer spending.
8.
an informal biography or a concisely presented sketch of the life and character of a person.
9.
a set of characteristics or qualities that identify a type or category of person or thing: a profile of a typical allergy sufferer.
10.
the look, configuration, or lines of something: cars with a modern profile.
11.
degree of noticeability; visibility.
12.
Psychology. a description of behavioral and personality traits of a person compared with accepted norms or standards.
13.
Theater. a flat stage property or scenic piece cut from a firm, thin material, as of beaverboard or plywood, and having an irregular edge resembling the silhouette of a natural object.
14.
(in a gear) the outline of either end of a tooth.
15.
Naval Architecture. a longitudinal elevation or section of a vessel. Compare outboard profile.
verb (used with object)
16.
to draw a profile of.
17.
to produce or present a history, description, or analysis of: The magazine will profile the candidate in its next issue.
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Origin:
1650–60; (noun) < Italian prof(f)ilo, noun derivative of profilare to delineate, outline, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -filare, derivative of filo line, thread < Latin fīlum
1650–60; (noun) < Italian prof(f)ilo, noun derivative of profilare to delineate, outline, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -filare, derivative of filo line, thread < Latin fīlum
Related forms
pro·fil·er, noun
half-pro·file, noun
Synonyms
1. silhouette.
1. silhouette.
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profile (ˈprəʊfaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a side view, outline, or representation of an object, esp of a human face or head |
| 2. | a view or representation of an object, esp a building, in contour or outline |
| 3. | a short biographical sketch of a subject |
| 4. | a graph, table, or list of scores representing the extent to which a person, field, or object exhibits various tested characteristics or tendencies: a population profile |
| 5. | a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock showing the different horizons |
| 6. | a. a vertical section of part of the earth's crust showing the layers of rock |
| b. a representation of such a section | |
| 7. | the outline of the shape of a river valley either from source to mouth (long profile) or at right angles to the flow of the river (cross profile) |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to draw, write, or make a profile of |
| 9. | to cut out a shape from a blank (as of steel) with a cutter |
| [C17: from Italian profilo, from profilare to sketch lightly, from | |
| profilist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
profile
1656, "a drawing of the outline of anything," from It. profilo "a drawing in outline," from profilare "to draw in outline," from pro- "forth" + filare "draw out, spin," from L.L. filare "to spin, draw out a line," from filum "thread." Meaning "biographical sketch, character study" is from 1734. The verb
is 1715, "to represent in profile," from the noun. Meaning "to summarize a person in writing" is from 1948. Profiling in the racial/ethnic stereotyping sense is recorded from c.1991.
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Medical Dictionary
profile pro·file (prō'fīl')
n.
A side view of an object or a structure, especially of the human head.
A formal summary or analysis of data, often in the form of a graph or table, representing distinctive features or characteristics.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
PROFILE definition
Simple language for matching and scoring data. "User's Manual for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974).
[Jargon File]
profile definition
1. A control file for a program, especially a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customise the program's behaviour. Used to avoid hard-coded choices (see also dot file, rc file).
2. A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and tune away the hot spots in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Even the mountain's two-lump profile changes, depending on where you're looking at it from.
Suddenly, what had been a low-profile mission was now a high-profile accident.
Such studies are accompanied by high-profile testimonials.
Errors will be huge for such a low profile in skeleton.
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