delineat

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Delineated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delineating. ] 1. To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture; in drawing and engraving, to represent in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver; hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See Delineation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adventurous to delineate nature's form. Akenside. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. represented accurately or precisely. [ Narrower terms: diagrammatic, diagrammatical; drawn; painted ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. described in words with sharpness and detail or with vivid imagery. Opposite of undelineated.
Syn. -- represented, delineate. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ L. delineatio: cf. F. délinéation. ] 1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their softest delineations of female beauty. W. Irving.

Syn. -- Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surv.) A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline; delineating. [ 1913 Webster ]