Delineation
Pronunciation : De*lin`e*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. delineatio: cf. F. d?lin?ation.]
Definition : 1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words. Their softest delineations of female beauty. W. Irving.
Syn. -- Sketch; portrait; outline. See Sketch.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913