Definition of Profile

Profile

An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.

A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.

A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.

A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.

to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.

To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.

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Profile Quotations

The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
Sacha Guitry

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
W. H. Auden

I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not.
Bill Murray

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
Deng Xiaoping

I'm hoping that with the high profile that the Go-Go's are going to have over the next year, that if anybody is interested in what else I do, I'll have something I can say that I do.
Kathy Valentine

In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents.
Peter Garrett

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.
Diane Sawyer

In conclusion we may say, in view of the confirmation that our study has given of the parallelism between individual and racial thought of the Self, that in the history of psychology we discern the great profile which the race has drawn on the pages of time.
James M. Baldwin

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.
Alanis Morissette

I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile.
Madeleine Stowe

Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried to maintain as much of a low profile as I could so that those characters would emerge and their relationship with audiences would be protected.
Kevin Spacey

There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.
Simon Pegg

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another.
Evelyn Glennie

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.
Daniel J. Boorstin

Very narrow areas of expertise can be very productive. Develop your own profile. Develop your own niche.
Leigh Steinberg

On the other hand, we raised $25 million by going public. It's that money that we used to build this company, to build the circulation, to build a high profile and to hire staff that made Salon what it is today.
David Talbot

Every so often you have to increase your profile so you can let it lower again, like a balloon.
Robyn Hitchcock

While it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations, we must do what is necessary to expand and develop our economic profile.
Alan Autry

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV. Walt was the boss, but he had a real public profile and he used it to his advantage. And he became a household face.
Leonard Maltin

Our profile was pretty low, deliberately so. Our constituents were a relatively small audience.
Hilary Rosen

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.
Eddie Bernice Johnson

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very high profile, some very strong language.
Pete du Pont

Profile has half the publishing and they control and administer the publishing and distribute and own the records, so our group is a 10-point crew. But we got a lot of money off of the shows.
Jam Master Jay

The first profile piece on myself came about after my Rabbi sent information to the Jewish Chronicle on what I was up to. The story was then picked up by one of the nationals and things grew from there.
Benjamin Cohen

That's the power behind a tool like Facebook Connect. It is making a Web without walls. Facebook allows you to go to other sites to comment, rate, etc., without having to set up a new profile for that site.
Erik Qualman

I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high.
Graeme Murphy

Somebody like me wouldn't have gone on to the Trisha show because I already had a public profile.
Trisha Goddard

They can argue whatever they want. The problem is, when you interview every passenger, during the interviews you are looking for - you profile - you do profiling, to find the suspicious ones and put them out from the rest of the passengers.
Isaac Yeffet

You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately.
Minnie Driver

The book shows Clinton in the presidency as a profile in growth.
Sidney Blumenthal

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Profile Translations

profile in Afrikaans is deursnee
profile in Dutch is karakterschets
profile in German is Querschnitt, Profil
profile in Italian is profilo
profile in Portuguese is perfil
profile in Spanish is perfil
profile in Swedish is profil

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