English noun: delineation | |||
1. | delineation (communication) a graphic or vivid verbal description | ||
Samples | Too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures. The author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland. The pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters. | ||
Synonyms | characterisation, characterization, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | description, verbal description | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal | ||
2. | delineation (artifact) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects | ||
Synonyms | depiction, limning, line drawing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drawing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | animalization | ||
3. | delineation (act) representation by drawing or painting etc | ||
Synonyms | depiction, portrayal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pictorial representation, picturing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | portraiture | ||