1. An analysis or representation showing the degree or distribution of one or more characteristics
   "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"
    
2. An outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
   "The artist captured the subject's profile in a quick sketch"
    
3. Biographical sketch
   "The magazine featured a profile of the up-and-coming artist"
    
4. Degree of exposure to public notice
   "that candidate does not have sufficient profile to win an election";
   - visibility
    
5. A vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
   "The soil profile revealed several distinct layers of sediment"

1. Describe or analyse the notable characteristics of someone or something, esp. as an article about someone
   "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
    
2. Create or analyse a detailed record or assessment, especially of a person or group's behaviour, personality, or characteristics
   "Police profiled the suspect based on witness descriptions"; "The study profiled the habits of urban commuters"
    
3. Represent in profile, by drawing or painting
   "The artist profiled the subject's strong features"
    
4. [informal] (computing) analyse (a program, system, etc.) to measure performance or resource usage
   "They profiled the code to find bottlenecks"

Derived forms: profiled, profiles, profiling

Type of: bio [informal], biog [informal], biography, chart, compose, cross section, graph, indite [archaic], interpret, life, life history, life story, lineation, outline, pen, represent, salience, saliency, strikingness, write

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