delineator
1
8.1
Someone or something that shows main parts and edges of an object
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪtər/
:
delineador
- During the meeting, the delineator highlighted the key points of the project on the whiteboard.
Examples
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As a skilled delineator, she accurately described the features of the new park design.
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Using the Gregorc Style Delineator, Kreuze and Payne (1989) found no differences in learning style between Hispanic and Anglo college students.
Academic text (1991) -
The delineator marked the boundaries of the property clearly for the surveyors.
Synonyms
1
7.8
A person or tool that marks a target with a laser
focuses on outlining boundaries rather than indicating single target locations
outliner
vsdelineator
4.8
A pen or marker used to draw the outer lines of a picture
is broader and covers any person or thing that marks boundaries
Antonyms
How Defining
Surface Forms
delineator singular
delineators plural
Morphology
Etymology
Delineator comes from the Latin root linea, which means 'line' and is the same idea as the common English word line. So, a delineator is a person or thing that draws or marks the outline or edge of something.