Verb (used with object), : He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil. ,In her speech she delineated the city plan with great care. From Dictionary.com.
And speaking of science, the story uses a fair amount of real, present-day science which is delineated from the fictional in an enlightening afterward. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Twistor by John Cramer] Reference
But during those seven decades, Dr. Kaysen delved into and delineated a kaleidoscopic array of subjects, threading them with his economic expertise. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
But when comparing the structural damage from wind such as delineated by Saffir Simpson, the relevant thing is the damage from wind to structures. From Wordnik.com. [YTD Hurricane Activity « Climate Audit] Reference
Many of them are delineated in the present volume. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
The character of the principal figure is admirably delineated. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency] Reference
It really has a face, whose features may easily be delineated. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
Besides these symbols is delineated in each compartment an orb of heaven. From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
The gate built by Richelieu in 1685, and delineated by Hogarth, still stands. From Wordnik.com. [Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland] Reference
Areas of private property are neatly delineated from areas of the public domain. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
It cannot be delineated along geographic lines, but is drawn on ideological ones. From Wordnik.com. [Timothy A. Ridout: The National Security Case for Religious Tolerance] Reference
Gone are most of the set-ups that delineated the brands more strongly in previous years. From Wordnik.com. [2009 Detroit Auto Show: Detroit--In the eye of the storm] Reference
In the Muslim world the divisions between the three categories I have delineated are real. From Wordnik.com. [A Symposium: What Is Moderate Islam?] Reference
The city is laid out like a Scalextric, each street and quarter delineated dispassionately. From Wordnik.com. [Out From The Shadows] Reference
While Secretary Symington had carefully delineated the limits of his departmental plan for the. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
Sound, many were the scenes which took place on board of her, worthy to be delineated by our pen. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
A custom, we think, some times alluded to in scripture, and expressly delineated in the book of Baruch. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World] Reference
The military commissions, unlike the federal court, do not have clearly delineated sentencing guidelines. From Wordnik.com. [Human Rights First: Al Qosi Military Commission Hearing Highlights a Secret Patchwork System of Alleged Justice] Reference
A well-delineated border would confirm that Sikkim was part of the Raj -- and the river was crucial to the border. From Wordnik.com. [The Raj at High Altitudes] Reference
On her hand was one large pustulous sore, which resembled that delineated in Plate No.I. (Plate appears in original.). From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Her effigy was delineated in the same manner as that of the Sun, on a vast plate that nearly covered one side of the apartment. From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
In doing so, it moves away from one clearly delineated political issue and charters into more politically treacherous territory. From Wordnik.com. [David Helfenbein: 2012: The Memo for Winning for Both Parties (for now)] Reference
This cannot be denied: but it appears to be meant as an accurate representation of the place, and the artist delineated what he saw. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency] Reference
If those are to be delineated at all -- and, with a view to their amendment, surely they may -- the task could hardly be executed with. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
In this brief outline of the promise and performance of my immediate predecessor the line of duty for his successor is clearly delineated. From Wordnik.com. [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference
But girls, dear girls, do not inflame your hearts with the visions of married life which are so frequently delineated in the prevalent fiction of the day. From Wordnik.com. [Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out] Reference
In the corner of this angle, commanding a view of the entrance to the school, and also of the outer gate, is placed the doorkeeper's lodge delineated in our cut. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
There will always be a need for administrationwide coordination, but it should be clearly delineated that the EPA administrator speaks for the administration on the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Cabinet Makers] Reference
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