— delineative /di lin"ee ay'tiv, -ee euh tiv/ , adj.
/di lin'ee ay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or process of delineating.
2. a chart or diagram; sketch; rough draft.
3. a description.
[ 1560-70; delineation- (s. of delineatio ) a sketch, equiv. to L delineat ( us ) (see DELINEATE) + -ion- -ION ]