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pro·file

(prō′fīl′)

a. A side view of an object or structure, especially of the human head.

b. A representation of an object or structure seen from the side. See Synonyms at form.

2. An outline of an object. See Synonyms at outline.

3. Degree of exposure to public notice; visibility: preferred to keep a low profile.

4. A biographical account presenting the subject's most noteworthy characteristics and achievements.

a. A set of characteristics that identify or are thought to identify a particular type of person: The police assembled a profile of the car thief.

b. A formal summary or analysis of data, often in the form of a graph or table, representing distinctive features or characteristics: a biochemical profile of blood.

6. Geology A vertical section of soil or rock showing the sequence of the various layers.

tr.v. pro·filed, pro·fil·ing, pro·files

1. To draw or shape a profile of.

2. To produce a profile of: profiled the singer in a magazine article.

3. To engage in the ethnic or racial profiling of (a person).

[Italian profilo, from profilare, to draw in outline : pro-, forward (from Latin prō-; see pro-¹) + filare, to draw a line (from Medieval Latin fīlāre, to spin, from Latin fīlum, thread; see g^whī- in Indo-European roots).]

pro′fil·er n.

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profile

(ˈprəʊfaɪl)

1. a side view, outline, or representation of an object, esp of a human face or head

2. (Architecture) 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. (Geological Science) a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock showing the different horizons

6. (Geological Science)

a. a vertical section of part of the earth's crust showing the layers of rock

b. a representation of such a section

7. (Physical Geography) 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 (tr)

8. to draw, write, or make a profile of

9. (Crafts) to cut out a shape from a blank (as of steel) with a cutter

[C17: from Italian profilo, from profilare to sketch lightly, from pro-¹ + Latin fīlum thread]

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pro•file

(ˈproʊ faɪl)

n., v. -filed, -fil•ing. n.

1. the outline or contour of the human 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 graphic representation of this.

6. a verbal, arithmetical, or graphic summary of a process, activity, or set of characteristics: a profile of consumer spending.

7. an informal biographical sketch.

8. a set of characteristics or qualities that identify a type or category of person or thing: a profile of a typical allergy sufferer.

9. the look or general contour of something.

10. degree of noticeability; visibility: a mayor with a high profile.

v.t.

11. to draw, write, or produce a profile of.

[1650–60; < Italian prof(f)ilo, n. derivative of profilare to delineate, outline =pro- pro-¹ + -filare, derivative of filo line, thread < Latin fīlum]

pro′fil•er, n.

profile

- Literally "draw in outline" or "shown by a thread," from Latin pro, "forth," and filum, "thread."

profile

See: flight profile.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

profile

Past participle: profiled
Gerund: profiling

Imperative
profile
profile

Present
I profile
you profile
he/she/it profiles
we profile
you profile
they profile

Preterite
I profiled
you profiled
he/she/it profiled
we profiled
you profiled
they profiled

Present Continuous
I am profiling
you are profiling
he/she/it is profiling
we are profiling
you are profiling
they are profiling

Present Perfect
I have profiled
you have profiled
he/she/it has profiled
we have profiled
you have profiled
they have profiled

Past Continuous
I was profiling
you were profiling
he/she/it was profiling
we were profiling
you were profiling
they were profiling

Past Perfect
I had profiled
you had profiled
he/she/it had profiled
we had profiled
you had profiled
they had profiled

Future
I will profile
you will profile
he/she/it will profile
we will profile
you will profile
they will profile

Future Perfect
I will have profiled
you will have profiled
he/she/it will have profiled
we will have profiled
you will have profiled
they will have profiled

Future Continuous
I will be profiling
you will be profiling
he/she/it will be profiling
we will be profiling
you will be profiling
they will be profiling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been profiling
you have been profiling
he/she/it has been profiling
we have been profiling
you have been profiling
they have been profiling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been profiling
you will have been profiling
he/she/it will have been profiling
we will have been profiling
you will have been profiling
they will have been profiling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been profiling
you had been profiling
he/she/it had been profiling
we had been profiling
you had been profiling
they had been profiling

Conditional
I would profile
you would profile
he/she/it would profile
we would profile
you would profile
they would profile

Past Conditional
I would have profiled
you would have profiled
he/she/it would have profiled
we would have profiled
you would have profiled
they would have profiled

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Noun	1.	profile - an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers" chart - a visual display of information population profile - a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages
	2.	profile - an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) side view - a view from the side of something
	3.	profile - biographical sketch biography, life history, life story, life - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
	4.	profile - degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" visibility salience, saliency, strikingness - the state of being salient low profile - a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided; "he was never one to keep a low profile"
	5.	profile - a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers cross section - a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis soil profile - a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock horizon - a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land soil horizon - a layer in a soil profile
Verb	1.	profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
	2.	profile - represent in profile, by drawing or painting interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

profile

noun

1. outline, lines, form, figure, shape, silhouette, contour, side view His handsome profile was turned away from us.

2. biography, sketch, vignette, characterization, thumbnail sketch, character sketch The newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates.

3. analysis, study, table, review, survey, chart, examination, diagram, graph a profile of the hospital's catchment area

verb

1. describe, outline, write about, portray, sketch, depict, characterize, give an account of He was profiled in a TV documentary about gifted children.

keep a low profile lie low, keep quiet, keep out of sight, avoid publicity, keep yourself to yourself He has kept a low profile throughout this whole affair.

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profile

noun

A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:

contour, delineation, outline, silhouette.

Translations

صورَةٌ جانِبِيَّه

profil

Profil profilieren Profilierung

perfil

profiloida

profil profiler

profil

vangasvipur

profilo mantenere un basso profilo

profils

perfil

профильный

profil

profilyan görünüş

侧面像轮廓

profile

[ˈprəʊfaɪl]

A. N

1. (= side view, outline) → perfil m
in profile → de perfil

2. (= description, portrait) → reseña f, perfil m; (TV programme) → perfil m
see also customer B

3. (= public image)
her work with the Fund has given her a very high profile → la labor que ha realizado para el Fondo ha dado gran relieve a su figura or la ha lanzado a un primer plano
military men continued to have a high profile in the administration → los militares seguían ocupando una posición destacada en la administración
to keep or maintain a low profile → tratar de pasar desapercibido
to raise the profile of sth/sb → realzar la imagen de algo/algn
see also high-profile

B. VT

1. (= show in profile) → perfilar

2. (= describe) [+ situation, candidate] → describir; [+ person's life] → hacer un perfil de

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profile

[ˈprəʊfaɪl] n

[face] → profil m

to keep a low profile [person] → faire profil bas, adopter un profil bas
to have a high profile [person, organization] → être très en vue

(= article) → profil m

profile

n → Profil nt; (= picture, photograph) → Profilbild nt, → Seitenansicht f; (= biographical profile) → Porträt nt; (Tech: = section) (vertical) → Längsschnitt m; (horizontal) → Querschnitt m; in profile (person, head) → im Profil; to keep a low profile → sich zurückhalten

vt (= draw a profile of) (pictorially) → im Profil darstellen; (biographically) → porträtieren; (Tech) → im Längs- or Querschnitt zeichnen or darstellen

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profile

[ˈprəʊfaɪl] n → profilo
in profile → di profilo
to keep a low profile (fig) → cercare di non farsi notare troppo
to maintain a high profile → mettersi in mostra
low-profile tyre (Aut) → pneumatico a basso profilo

profile

(ˈprəufail) noun

the view of a face, head etc from the side; a side view. She has a beautiful profile.

pro·file

n. perfil, bosquejo, esbozo;

biochemical ___ → ___ bioquímico;

physical ___ → ___ físico.

profile

n perfil m

References in classic literature ?

Nor, in profile, does this wondrous brow diminish; though that way viewed, its grandeur does not domineer upon you so.

View in context

For the most part, the English and American whale draughtsmen seem entirely content with presenting the mechanical outline of things, such as the vacant profile of the whale; which, so far as picturesqueness of effect is concerned, is about tantamount to sketching the profile of a pyramid.

View in context

Had he been awake, he would have commanded a view, not only of the short arm of the road and the jutting rock, but of the entire profile of the cliff below it.

View in context

It is not impossible that this conceit occurred to Hawthorne before he had himself seen the Old Man of the Mountain, or the Profile, in the Franconia Notch which is generally associated in the minds of readers with The Great Stone Face.

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It was true that her profile was beautiful; it was extraordinary how English girls of that class had so often a perfection of outline which took your breath away, but it was as cold as marble; and the faint green of her delicate skin gave an impression of unhealthiness.

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You're out in your reading of Hamlet when you get your legs in profile. The last Hamlet as I dressed, made the same mistakes in his reading at rehearsal, till I got him to put a large red wafer on each of his shins, and then at that rehearsal (which was the last) I went in front, sir, to the back of the pit, and whenever his reading brought him into profile, I called out "I don't see no wafers!" And at night his reading was lovely."

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To this nest of comforts Fanny now walked down to try its influence on an agitated, doubting spirit, to see if by looking at Edmund's profile she could catch any of his counsel, or by giving air to her geraniums she might inhale a breeze of mental strength herself.

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The king turned away to smile; then, after a few seconds, he again fixed his limpid eye upon that countenance, so intelligent, so bold, and so firm, that it might have been said to be the proud and energetic profile of the eagle facing the sun.

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On re-entering the cloister, the archdeacon found at the door of his cell his brother Jehan du Moulin, who was waiting for him, and who had beguiled the tedium of waiting by drawing on the wall with a bit of charcoal, a profile of his elder brother, enriched with a monstrous nose.

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All the faces were covered, but under their white cloths the features of the two bodies that lay in the square patch of moonlight near the window showed in sharp profile as to nose and chin.

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The waking Flintwinch had his full front face presented to his wife; the sleeping Flintwinch was in profile. The waking Flintwinch was the old original; the sleeping Flintwinch was the double.

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Morison caught himself many times watching the girl's regular profile and wondering if his eyes had deceived him or if, in truth, he really had seen this lovely creature consorting with grotesque baboons and conversing with them as fluently as she conversed with him.