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• profile — ► NOUN 1) an outline of something, especially a face, as seen from one side. 2) a short descriptive article about someone. 3) the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice: her high profile as an opera star. ► VERB 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• profile — [prō′fīl΄] n. [It profilo < profilare, to outline < pro (< L pro ), before + filo (< L filum), thread, line: see PRO1 & FILE1] 1. a) a side view of the face b) a drawing of such a view …   English World dictionary

• Profile — Pro file, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint & Sculp.) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Profile paper — Profile Pro file, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint &… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• profile — (n.) 1650s, a drawing of the outline of anything, from It. profilo a drawing in outline, from profilare to draw in outline, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + filare draw out, spin, from L.L. filare to spin, draw out a line, from filum …   Etymology dictionary

• Thread pitch gauge — Threading gauges, pictured on the right, are also referred to as pitch gauges and are used to measure the pitch or lead of screw threads. The uppermost gauge in the image is an ISO metric pitch gauge, the larger gauge in the center is for… …   Wikipedia

• profile — profiler, n. /proh fuyl/, n., v., profiled, profiling. n. 1. the outline or contour of the human face, esp. 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 …   Universalium

• profile — 1. An outline or contour, especially one representing a side view of the human head. SYN: norma (2). 2. A summary, brief account, or record. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro, forward, + filum, thread, line (contour)] biochemical p. SYN: test …   Medical dictionary

• profile — [17] The file of profile is etymologically a ‘thread’. The word comes from early modern Italian profilo, a derivative of profilare ‘draw in outline’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro ‘forward’ and filare, which used to mean… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• profile — [17] The file of profile is etymologically a ‘thread’. The word comes from early modern Italian profilo, a derivative of profilare ‘draw in outline’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix pro ‘forward’ and filare, which used to mean… …   Word origins

• profile — pro•file [[t]ˈproʊ faɪl[/t]] n. v. filed, fil•ing 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 …   From formal English to slang