English-Thai Dictionary

delineation

N การอธิบาย  การพรรณ นา  การบรรยาย  kan-ar-ti-bai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DELINEATION

n. 1. First draught of a thing; outline; representation of a form or figure by lines; sketch; design.
2. Representation in words; description; as the delineation of a character.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DELINEATION

De *lin `e *a "tion, n. Etym: [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 shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.

 

2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words. Their softest delineations of female beauty. W. Irving.

 

Syn. -- Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

delineation

de lin e a tion |diˈlinēˌāSHən dɪlɪniˈeɪʃn | ▶noun 1 the action of describing or portraying something precisely: the artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewelry. 2 the action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary. the eventual delineation of the border between the two state.

 

Oxford Dictionary

delineation

delineation |dɪˌlɪnɪˈeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of describing or portraying something precisely: the artist's exquisite delineation of costume and jewellery. 2 the action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary. the eventual delineation of the border between the two state.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

delineation

delineation noun the accurate delineation of social problems in the area: portrayal, description, presentation, depiction, representation, picture, portrait, account.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

delineation

de l ì n e á tion 名詞 ｟かたく ｠U 線描写, 写生 ; C 略図, 図解 ; U 記述, 描写 .