delineators

Noun

delineator (plural delineators)

1. One who, or that which, delineates.
   • Each bureucratic entity seems to have two faces in its operation: one is that of a delineator of public interests in its jurisdiction, and the other is that of an agent representing the interests of its constituents vis-a-vis the other interests in the bureaucratic coordinating processes...1988, Masahiko Aoki, Information, Incentives and Bargaining in the Japanese Economy, page 263
   1. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
      • In fact, there is practically no change in the detection distances for the three lateral offset distances until the driver comes to within 400 feet of the first flexible post delineator.1986, Helmut T. Zwahlen, Optimization of Post Delineator Height and Spacing, page 29
   2. One who makes line drawings.
      • Those who have the least idea of painting can easily conceive it was almost impossible for Vande Velde to paint on the open sea during the commotion of such an event; it was therefore necessary he should have recourse to drawing, to obtain the outlines of such objects and positions as he thought...1834, Christianus Johannes Nieuwenhuys, A Review of the Lives and Works of Some of the Most Eminent Painters, page 257
   3. One who depicts or describes a character.
      • As a delineator of character, a diviner of secrets, a searcher into the hearts and imaginations of men, Shakespeare does, and will doubtless continue to stand forth unrivaled among men.1856 July, Mary E. Fry, “Imperfect Delineation of Character”, in The Ladies' Repository, volume 16, page 429
2. A device to aid in the delineation of something.
   • The delineator consists of an upright frame-work of wood, into which is placed a sheet of transparent glass; upon this a piece of the patentee's prepared material, also transparent, is placed, which serves instead of papter for the draughtsman.1852, The Art Journal, page 199
   1. A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.

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