Definition of Profile

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Profile

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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Profile Quotations

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
W. H. Auden

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
Deng Xiaoping

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.
Daniel J. Boorstin

I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not.
Bill Murray

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.
Alanis Morissette

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
Sacha Guitry

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.
Diane Sawyer

Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried to maintain as much of a low profile as I could so that those characters would emerge and their relationship with audiences would be protected.
Kevin Spacey

On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today.
David Talbot

I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile.
Madeleine Stowe

Profile Translations

profile in Afrikaans is deursnee
profile in Dutch is karakterschets
profile in German is Querschnitt, Profil
profile in Italian is profilo
profile in Portuguese is perfil
profile in Spanish is perfil
profile in Swedish is profil

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