Definition of profile
- n. - An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
- n. - A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the
side face or half face.
- n. - A section of any member, made at right angles with its
main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.
- n. - 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.
- n. - to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an
architectural member.
- n. - To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter
around it.