delineation
/diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/
delineation noun: the act of delineating; depiction.
Noun
delineation (countable and uncountable, plural delineations)
- The act of delineating; depiction.
- An image of the outline of an object.
- A graphic verbal description.
- After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 190
delineation meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
delineation in Hindi
- the act of delineating; depiction
- रेखांकन rekhāṅkan
delineation in Urdu
- خاکہ, نقشہ
delineation in Bengali
- বর্ণনা, রূপরেখা অঙ্কন
delineation in Kannada
- ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ವರ್ಣನೆ, ರೂಪಿಸುವಿಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- delineation in Sanskrit
- वर्णन varṇana, रेखा rekhā
Forms of delineation
| plural | delineations |
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Words formed from delineation
Words that rhyme with delineation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about delineation
- What does delineation mean?
- Delineation means the act of delineating; depiction.
- What is delineation in Hindi?
- Delineation in Hindi is रेखांकन (rekhāṅkan). See Delineation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is delineation?
- Delineation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce delineation?
- Delineation is pronounced /diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of delineation?
- The plural of delineation is delineations.
Words near delineation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: delineation (page history and authors); delineation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delineation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delineation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रेखा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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