delineation
noun
de·lin·ea·tion
di-ˌli-nē-ˈā-shən 
dē-
1
: the act of outlining or representing something with lines or words : the act of delineating
the delineation of a scene
… the delineation of the territories allotted to the seven tribes of Israel …—
Adam Nicholson
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: something made by delineating
a photographic delineation of low life—T. S. Eliot
T. S. EliotExamples of delineation in a Sentence
his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
a finely wrought delineation of a young woman's first experience with romantic love
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Finally, setting up a clear delineation of who the person or persons in charge may be can also really help.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
While the claim has no legal or historical basis, the delineation makes major incursions into waters around Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia and, to a lesser extent, Brunei and Indonesia as well.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
While the claim has no legal or historical basis, the delineation makes major incursions into waters around Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia and, to a lesser extent, Brunei and Indonesia as well.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for delineation
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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delineation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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