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Profile

ˈprəʊfʌɪl

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noun
profile profiles
  1. an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side

    "the man turned and she caught his profile"

    • a vertical cross section of a structure

      "skilfully made vessels with an S-shaped profile"

    • an outline of part of the earth's surface, e.g. the course of a river, as seen in a vertical section

      "in soft rocks a profile drawn normally to the beach would show a concave form comparable with the long profile of a river"

    • a flat outline piece of scenery on stage
  2. a short article giving a description of a person or organization

    "a profile of a Texas tycoon"

    • (on a social media site or application) a user's summary of their personal details or current situation

      "he posted the pictures on his Facebook profile"

  3. the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice

    "raising the profile of women in industry"

  4. a graphical or other representation of information relating to particular characteristics of something, recorded in quantified form

    "a sleep profile for someone on a shift system"

    • a record of a person's psychological or behavioural characteristics, preferences, etc.

      "they had been using personal details to build customer profiles"

verb
profile profiled profiles profiling
  1. describe (a person or organization) in a short article

    "he was to profile a backbench MP"

    describe write about write an article about give an account of characterize portray depict outline sketch
  2. represent in outline from one side

    "he was standing motionless, profiled on the far side of the swimming pool"

    • have a specified shape in outline

      "a proud bird profiled like a phoenix"

    • shape (something), especially by means of a tool guided by a template

      "I use my angle grinder all the time for profiling tiles"