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Outline vs. Profile — What's the Difference?

Outline vs. Profile — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Outline and Profile

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Outline

A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure
Could see the outlines of an animal in the dark.

Profile

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

Outline

A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

Profile

A representation of an object or structure seen from the side.

Outline

A sketch done in this style.
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Profile

An outline of an object.

Outline

A summary of a text or subject, usually presented in headings and subheadings.

Profile

Degree of exposure to public notice; visibility
Preferred to keep a low profile.

Outline

A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.

Profile

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

Outline

To draw or trace an outline of.

Profile

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.

Outline

To display or accentuate the outline of
His face was outlined on the lampshade.

Profile

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.

Outline

To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize
Outlined the major provisions of the tax bill.

Profile

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

Outline

A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

Profile

To draw or shape a profile of.

Outline

The outer shape of an object or figure.

Profile

To produce a profile of
Profiled the singer in a magazine article.

Outline

A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

Profile

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

Outline

A general description of some subject.

Profile

(countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
His fingers traced the profile of the handle.

Outline

A statement summarizing the important points of a text.

Profile

(countable) 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.
Driver's licenses have a photograph of the person on them, which is in full face if the person is above legal drinking age, or in profile if not.

Outline

A preliminary plan for a project.
The outline of a speech

Profile

(countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person
Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.

Outline

(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

Profile

A specific page 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.

Outline

(fishing) A setline or trotline.

Profile

Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.

Outline

(transitive) To draw an outline of.

Profile

(uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.

Outline

(transitive) To summarize.
Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background.

Profile

(archaeology) 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.

Outline

To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.

Profile

Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
What's the thermal profile on that thing?

Outline

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.

Profile

(architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.

Outline

Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, discourse, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
But that larger grief . . .Is given in outline and no more.

Profile

(civil engineering) 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.

Outline

To draw the outline of.

Profile

(military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.

Outline

Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; to create a general framework of (a plan, system, discourse, course of thought), for which the details need to be added; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

Profile

(transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).

Outline

The line that appears to bound an object

Profile

To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.

Outline

A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

Profile

(transitive) To draw in profile or outline.

Outline

A schematic or preliminary plan

Profile

To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.

Outline

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;
Sketch the outline of the book
Outline his ideas

Profile

To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.

Outline

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;
Draft a speech

Profile

An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

Outline

Trace the shape of

Profile

A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.

Profile

A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.

Profile

To draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.

Profile

To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.

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

Profile

A side view representation of an object (especially a human face)

Profile

Biographical sketch

Profile

Degree of exposure to public notice;
That candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election
He prefers a low profile

Profile

A vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers

Profile

Write about;
The author of this article profiles a famous painter

Profile

Represent in profile, by drawing or painting

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