profile
noun
[ ˈprəʊfʌɪl ]
• an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side.
• "the man turned and she caught his profile"
• a short article giving a description of a person or organization.
• "a profile of a Texas tycoon"
• the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice.
• "raising the profile of women in industry"
• a graphical or other representation of information relating to particular characteristics of something, recorded in quantified form.
• "a sleep profile for someone on a shift system"
profile
verb
• describe (a person or organization) in a short article.
• "he was to profile a backbench MP"
• represent in outline from one side.
• "he was standing motionless, profiled on the far side of the swimming pool"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from obsolete Italian profilo, from the verb profilare, from pro- ‘forth’ + filare ‘to spin’, formerly ‘draw a line’ (from Latin filare, from filum ‘thread’).
