Definition of profile
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a representation of something in outline
especially
: a human head or face represented or seen in a side view
2
: an outline seen or represented in sharp relief : contour
3
: a side or sectional elevation: such as
a
: a drawing showing a vertical section of the ground
b
: a vertical section of a soil from the ground surface to the underlying unweathered material
4
: a set of data often in graphic form portraying the significant features of something
a corporation's earnings profile
especially
: a graph representing the extent to which an individual exhibits traits or abilities as determined by tests or ratings
5
: a concise biographical sketch
6
: degree or level of public exposure
trying to keep a low profile a job with a high profile
profile
verb
profiled; profiling
Definition of profile (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to represent in profile or by a profile : produce (as by drawing, writing, or graphing) a profile of
2
: to shape the outline of by passing a cutter around
3
: to subject to profiling
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The first known use of profile was in 1638
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