Definition of: profile

(prō′fīl, esp. Brit. prō′fēl) noun
1. An outline, or contour; a drawing in outline.
2. Archit. The outline of a perpendicular section of a building, fort, etc., or the contour of an architectural member, as a base or cornice.
3. A drawing showing the outline of a human face or figure as seen from the side.
4. A short biographical sketch vividly presenting the most striking characteristics of a personality.
5. Degree of exposure to public attention; public profile: The army generals who seized control maintained a very low profile.
6. A vertical section of soil extending from the surface through all its levels to the underlying parent material.
—v.t. ·filed, ·fil·ing
1. To draw a profile of; outline.
2. To write a profile of. [<Ital. profilo, proffilo outline <proffilare draw in outline <L pro- forward + filum thread, line]
PROFILE OF GRAND CANYON AND KAIBAB PLATEAU