Definition
Describes or draws the outline of something in precise detail, showing its exact shape or boundaries.
Etymology
From Latin 'delineare' (de- 'completely' + lineare 'to draw a line'), which comes from 'linea' meaning 'line.' The word evolved through French to English, maintaining its core meaning of marking boundaries or describing limits.
Kelly Says
When mapmakers 'delineate' borders between countries, they're literally doing what ancient Romans did—using the word suggests drawing lines so carefully that everyone knows exactly where one thing ends and another begins.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ይ Described ይ
yi de-skri-bed yi
ARالعربية
يشير إلى
yash-ir ila
BNবাংলা
বর্ণনা করে
bor-na kore
CACatalà
delinea
deh-lee-nya
CSČeština
vymezuje
vee-moo-zee
DADansk
afgrænser
af-grae-nser
DEDeutsch
definiert
deh-fi-ni-ehrt
ELΕλληνικά
σκιαγραφεί
skia-grafei
ESEspañol
describe
des-kri-bay-tes
FAفارسی
مشخص میکند
mash-kh-at mi-koo-nad
FRFrançais
délimite
deh-lee-meet
HAHA
antabawa
an-ta-ba-wa
HIहिन्दी
परिभाषित करता है
pa-ri-bha-ashit kar-ta hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
menggambarkan
me-gan-gar-kan
ITItaliano
definisce
deh-fi-nis-seh
MRMR
वर्णन करतो
var-na-n kar-to
MSBahasa Melayu
menggambarkan
me-gan-gar-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံဖော်
pon-hpaw
NLNederlands
schetst
schet-st
NONorsk
avgrenser
av-gre-nser
PLPolski
wyznacza
vye-z-n-tsa
PTPortuguês
delinea
deh-lee-nya
RORomână
desene
deh-ze-neh
RUРусский
очерчивает
o-cher-chi-va-yet
SVSvenska
skisserar
ski-ser-ar
SWKiswahili
inaelezea
ee-na-lee-zee-a
TAதமிழ்
வரையறுக்கிறது
va-rai-a-ri-th-u-kirathu
TEతెలుగు
వివరించండి
vi-va-ri-nchan-di
TRTürkçe
belirtir
be-lir-tir
UKУкраїнська
окреслює
okreslyuye
URاردو
اظہار کرتا ہے
a-z-ha-ar kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
vẽ đường nét
ve duong net