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 — may refer to:;Computing and technology * Profile (UML), a concept in Unified Modeling Language * Apple ProFile, a hard drive * User profile, a feature of the Microsoft Windows operating system * FilePro, a DBMS and RAD system originally published … Wikipedia
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 — (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
profile — pro|file1 [ prou,faıl ] noun count ** 1. ) the public image of a person or organization, and the attention that they get from the public or reporters: We have done a lot to change the profile of the company. raise someone s profile (=increase the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
profile — I UK [ˈprəʊfaɪl] / US [ˈproʊˌfaɪl] noun [countable] Word forms profile : singular profile plural profiles ** 1) the public image of a person or organization, and the attention that they get from the public or journalists We have done a lot to… … English dictionary
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 — pro|file1 W3 [ˈprəufaıl US ˈprou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(head)¦ 2¦(description)¦ 3 high profile 4 keep a low profile 5 raise somebody s profile 6¦(shape)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: profilo, from profilare to draw the edge … Dictionary of contemporary English
profile — 01. By studying details of the different murders, the detective was able to draw up a psychological [profile] of the person believed to have committed the murders. 02. Today s newspaper features [profiles] of the leading candidates in next week s … Grammatical examples in English
