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Delineator
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- 1 One who, or that which, delineates.
"Each bureucratic entity seems to have two faces in its operation: one is that of a delineator of public interests in its jurisdiction, and the other is that of an agent representing the interests of its constituents vis-a-vis the other interests in the bureaucratic coordinating processes: budgetary, administrative, and planning."
- 2 One who, or that which, delineates.; A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
"In fact, there is practically no change in the detection distances for the three lateral offset distances until the driver comes to within 400 feet of the first flexible post delineator."
- 3 One who, or that which, delineates.; One who makes line drawings.
"Those who have the least idea of painting can easily conceive it was almost impossible for Vande Velde to paint on the open sea during the commotion of such an event; it was therefore necessary he should have recourse to drawing, to obtain the outlines of such objects and positions as he thought proper to delineate. It is from this circumstance that the writer has particularized him as a delineator instead of a painter."
- 4 One who, or that which, delineates.; One who depicts or describes a character.
"As a delineator of character, a diviner of secrets, a searcher into the hearts and imaginations of men, Shakespeare does, and will doubtless continue to stand forth unrivaled among men."
- 5 A device to aid in the delineation of something.
"The delineator consists of an upright frame-work of wood, into which is placed a sheet of transparent glass; upon this a piece of the patentee's prepared material, also transparent, is placed, which serves instead of papter for the draughtsman."
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- 6 A device to aid in the delineation of something.; A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
- 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.
"Now any one can easily make a delineator, by going to the hardware store and securing a few little screws, as shown in the cut, and then making or securing four little pieces of wood, as shown in the illustration, of about two feet in length."
- 8 Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
"The beauty of a wood-cut depends on the skill of both the delineator and the engraver; that is to say, if a drawing is cleanly and sharply executed, and then placed in the hands of a competent engraver, the result will be a type which produces an attractive print."
- 9 Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.; A technical illustrator.
"The splendid illustrations were prepared under the direct and personal supervision of Dr. Cunningham, and most excellent artists were employed on this part of the work, all of them showing up as high specimens of the delineator's art, and thoroughly elucidate the text."
- 10 Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.; One who makes architectural drawings.
"The art of the delineator was fully recognized in the early years of the century, and such drawings were often signed, Griffin's by her distinctive monogram."
- 11 Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.; One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.
"The issuance of a certification does not create or grant any property interest or right for the certified wetland delineator, nor does it create any rights for an individual relying upon a wetland delineation made by a certified wetaland delineator, but is intended to facilitate the determination of jurisdiction by the Corps."
- 12 Synonym of delimiter.
"The values listed for fontstyle are combined using the comma as a delineator: BOLD, ULINE."
- 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.
"Thus certain nouns are inherently potential agents, and any other noun can be turned into one by the suffixation of the delineator."
Etymology
From delineate + -or.
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