Definition of profile Profile

/pɹowˈfajˌl/ - [prowfayl] - pro•file

We found 30 definitions of profile from 7 different sources.

What does profile mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: profiles
profile - a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
		cross section (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
		soil profile a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock
		horizon the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
profile - biographical sketch
		biography, life story, life history, life an account of the series of events making up a person's life
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"
		chart a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
profile - an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
		side view a view from the side of something
profile - degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"
		visibility
		salience, saliency, strikingness the state of being salient
Verb profiles, profiling, profiled
profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
		indite, pen, compose, write put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
		penning, authorship, writing, composition the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
profile - represent in profile, by drawing or painting
		interpret, represent make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

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Wiktionary

profile (Noun)
The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
profile (Noun)
The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
profile (Noun)
A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
profile (Noun)
A specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
profile (Noun)
reputation.
profile (Noun)
The amount by which something protrudes.
profile (Noun)
prominence; noticeability.
profile (Noun)
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.
profile (Noun)
Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status.
profile (Verb)
To create a summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
profile (Verb)
To act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype. See profiling.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

profile (n.)
An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
profile (n.)
A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.
profile (n.)
A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.
profile (n.)
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.
profile (n.)
to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
profile (n.)
To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

profile
The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side
profile
An analysis representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics.
profile
Essential features of, or features characterizing something or someone.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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.]