| verb | show the form or outline of “The tree was clearly defined by the light” |
| verb | determine the essential quality of |
| verb | trace the shape of |
| verb | make a mark or lines on a surface “draw a line” |
| verb | describe in vivid detail |
| adjective | represented accurately or precisely |
| definition | noun | clarity of outline |
| defining | noun | any process serving to define the shape of something |
| delineative | adjective | depicted in a recognizable manner |
| delineation | noun | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
| outline | noun | the line that appears to bound an object |
| trace | noun | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image |
| tracer | noun | an instrument used to make tracings |
| tracing | noun | the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline |
| drawing | noun | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines |
| line | noun | a mark that is long relative to its width |
| lineation | noun | the line that appears to bound an object |