delineation

[dih-lin-ee-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of delineating.

2. a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft.

3. a description.

Other Word Forms

• delineative adjective
• nondelineation noun
• nondelineative adjective
• predelineation noun
• undelineative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of delineation¹

1560–70; < Late Latin dēlīneātiōn- (stem of dēlīneātiō ) a sketch, equivalent to Latin dēlīneāt ( us ) ( delineate ) + -iōn- -ion