delineator
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who, or that which, delineates.
noun
One who, or that which, delineates.
noun
One who, or that which, delineates.
noun
One who, or that which, delineates.
noun
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
noun
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
noun
A device to aid in the delineation of something.
noun
Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
Example Sentences
- "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: budgetary, administrative, and planning."
- "For example, in many situations the imperative of tension and a delineator of conflict may require that the hero be captured."
- "Importantly, flow becomes the breath delineator that allows accurate calculations of all breath parameters."
- "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."
- "Delineators may also be considered as an alternative to illumination. The color of the delineators should be the same as the color of the pavement markings they supplement."
- "On busy highways, use a road sign (speed limit, no passing zone, mile marker), building, scenic attraction, etc. Do not pick a delineator, unless there is a special grouping of them, because they all look the same."
Etymology
From delineate + -or.