profile
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: communication, chart, graph
2. an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
Definition categories: location, lineation, outline
3. biographical sketch
Definition categories: communication, biography, life
4. degree of exposure to public notice
Similar word(s): visibility
Definition categories: state, salience, saliency, strikingness
5. a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
Definition categories: location
Sentences with profile as a noun:
- His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
- The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
- Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
- I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
- Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
- Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
- What's the thermal profile on that thing?