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noun
The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable, usually
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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verb
present participle and gerund of profile
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: identification
History
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Across languages
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