What does profile mean?
Definitions for profile
ˈproʊ faɪlpro·file
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Princeton's WordNet
profilenoun
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"
profilenoun
an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
profilenoun
biographical sketch
visibility, profilenoun
degree of exposure to public notice
"that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"
profileverb
a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
profileverb
write about
"The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
profileverb
represent in profile, by drawing or painting
Wiktionary
profilenoun
the outermost shape, view, or edge of an object
His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
profilenoun
The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
profilenoun
A summary or collection of information, especially about a person
Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
profilenoun
a specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems
I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
profilenoun
reputation
profilenoun
the amount by which something protrudes
Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
profilenoun
prominence; noticeability
Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
profilenoun
A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
profilenoun
character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses)
What's the thermal profile on that thing?
profileverb
to create a summary or collection of information, especially about a person
profileverb
to act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype. See profiling.
Etymology: From profil, from profilo, later also proffilo, from pro-, from pro + filo, from filum; see file.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Profilenoun
The side face; half face.
Etymology: profile, Fr.
The painter will not take that side of the face, which has some notorious blemish in it; but either draw it in profile, or else shadow the more imperfect side. Dryden.
Till the end of the third century, I have not seen a Roman emperor drawn with a full face: they always appear in profile, which gives us the view of a head very majestic. Addison.
Webster Dictionary
Profilenoun
an outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple
Profilenoun
a human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face
Profilenoun
a section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like
Profilenoun
a drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc
Profilenoun
to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member
Profilenoun
to shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it
Etymology: [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.]
Freebase
Profile
Profile is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue, released in 2005. Most of the songs are written in a ragtime blues style that showcase Donohue's skillful guitar playing. In addition to his own compositions, Donohue also plays traditional blues songs, such as "Risin' River" and "Step it Up and Go".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Profile
prō′fīl, n. an outline: a head or portrait in a side-view: the side-face: the outline of any object without foreshortening: a vertical section of country to show the elevations and depressions.—v.t. to draw in profile: to make an outline of: (mech.) to give a definite form by chiselling, milling, &c.—ns. Prō′filist, one who takes or makes profiles; Profil′ograph, an instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses. [It. profilo (Fr. profil)—L. pro, before, filum, a thread.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
profile
1. A control file for a program, esp. a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's behavior. Used to avoid hardcoded choices (see also dot file, rc file). 2. [techspeak] A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and tune away the hot spots in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar. 3.[techspeak] A subset of a standard used for a particular purpose. This sense confuses hackers who wander into the weird world of ISO standards no end!
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
profile
See flight profile.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
profile
A section of a parapet or other work in fortification.
Editors Contribution
profile
To input truthful personal information on an online account or application to describe the person with the username and other truthful, accurate and specific information required to have the account.
Online profiles are truthful and honest.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
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Etymology and Origins
Profile
The outline of a side view, so called from the Italian profilo, and Latin filum, a thread.
Entomology
Profile
the outline as seen from the side.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'profile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4096
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'profile' in Nouns Frequency: #1446
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of profile in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of profile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of profile in a Sentence
The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for Covid-19.
What's going to be the profile of these Democrats from Republican districts? will they get somebody who says they want single payer healthcare, or will they talk about economic mobility?
As we've said many times, and happy to reiterated right now, we have three highly efficacious vaccines with a very good safety profile, each preventing hospitalizations and deaths. That's point number one.
It's always important to bolster the company's liquidity, it's not a short-term question because if we look at our debt profile, there is no growing cash need in the short term, and by short-term I mean 12 months.
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- شهرة, سيرة, حد, سمعة, بروز, صورةArabic
- profilCzech
- perfilSpanish
- sivukuva, siluetti, profiili, ääriviivat, henkilökuva, profiloidaFinnish
- réputation, profil, contourFrench
- iomradhScottish Gaelic
- körvonal, profilHungarian
- հատկագիրArmenian
- 横顔, 輪郭, 評判, 注目度, プロファイル, プロフィールJapanese
- 약력Korean
- topengaMāori
- perfilPortuguese
- profilRomanian
- про́филь, профили́роватьRussian
- profilSwedish
- profilTurkish
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