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DELINEATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Representation by drawing or painting etc
Synonyms:
delineation; depiction; portrayal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("delineation" is a kind of...):
pictorial representation; picturing (visual representation as by photography or painting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):
portraiture (the activity of making portraits)
Derivation:
delineate (make a mark or lines on a surface)
delineate (trace the shape of)
delineate (show the form or outline of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
Synonyms:
delineation; depiction; limning; line drawing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("delineation" is a kind of...):
drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):
animalization (a depiction in the form of an animal)
Derivation:
delineate (make a mark or lines on a surface)
delineate (trace the shape of)
delineate (show the form or outline of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A graphic or vivid verbal description
Example:
the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Synonyms:
characterisation; characterization; delineation; depiction; picture; word-painting; word picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("delineation" is a kind of...):
description; verbal description (a statement that represents something in words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delineation"):
epithet (descriptive word or phrase)
portrait; portraiture; portrayal (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
Derivation:
delineate (describe in vivid detail)
delineate (determine the essential quality of)
