noun
Meaning 1
One who, or that which, delineates.
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delineator
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noun
Meaning 2
One who, or that which, delineates.
A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
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noun
Meaning 3
One who, or that which, delineates.
One who makes line drawings.
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noun
Meaning 4
One who, or that which, delineates.
One who depicts or describes a character.
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noun
Meaning 5
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
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noun
Meaning 6
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
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noun
Meaning 7
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
Any of various devices that aid a person in copying the outlines of a drawing or object, including the ability to enlarge or shrink the image.
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noun
Meaning 8
Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
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noun
Meaning 9
Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
A technical illustrator.
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noun
Meaning 10
Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
One who makes architectural drawings.
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noun
Meaning 11
Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.
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noun
Meaning 12
Synonym of delimiter.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 13
A suffix used in some Melanesian languages that acts like a determiner and signals that the noun to which it is attached can be used as an agent.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
Etymology
From delineate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Leitpfosten — one who, or that which, delineates
- Irish: línitheoir — one who, or that which, delineates
- Portuguese: delineador — one who, or that which, delineates
- Spanish: delineador — one who, or that which, delineates
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