profile has definitions from the fields of writing,geometry
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[ noun ] an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

Examples

"a biochemical profile of blood" "a psychological profile of serial killers"

Used in print

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

First , the Onset Profile spreads across approximately 12 years for boys and 10 years for girls .

In contrast , 20 of the 21 lines in the Completion Profile ( excluding center 5 for boys and 4 for girls ) are bunched and extend over a much shorter period , approximately 30 months for boys and 40 months for girls .

Second , for both sexes , the 21 transverse lines in the Onset Profile vary more in individual spread than those in the Completion Profile .

Second , for both sexes , the 21 transverse lines in the Onset Profile vary more in individual spread than those in the Completion Profile .

The Onset Profile and Completion Profile are constructed to serve as norms for children .

Related terms

chart population_profile

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[ noun ] a side view representation of an object (especially a human face)

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

A rough attempt was made to characterize the vertical profile of the cloud by taking samples from outside the windows on the first , ninth , and fifteenth floors of a Government_office building .

The dosages in the three levels of the vertical profile were : * * f This was not , of_course , enough sampling to give a satisfactory description of the vertical diffusion of the aerosol .

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side_view

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[ noun ] (writing) biographical sketch

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

However , in all of Prokofieff 's music , young or mature , we find his profile - his `` signature '' - his craftsman 's attitude .

Related terms

biography

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[ verb ] represent in profile, by drawing or painting

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represent

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[ verb ] (writing) write about

Examples

: "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

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write writing

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[ noun ] degree of exposure to public notice

Synonyms

visibility

Examples

"that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" "he prefers a low profile"

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salience

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[ noun ] (geometry) a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
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