portraits

Definition of portraits in English English dictionary: plural of portrait
portrait: : a print mode or selection specifying the rectangle to be printed on having the vertical sides longer than the horizontal sides
portrait: An accurate depiction of a mood
The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
portrait: {n} a picture from real life
portrait: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
portrait: A portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person. Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen. if a piece of paper, a page, a photograph etc is in a portrait position, it is placed on a surface or hung on a wall with its longer edges at the sides landscape
portrait: A term describing the vertical orientation of pages or screen displays
portrait: A term that designates the position of conventional printing across the width of a page
portrait: {i} painted or drawn image of a person; vertical page orientation; printing lengthwise on a page (Computers)
portrait: Vertical orientation for page setup, with the long edge (e g , 11") vertical For changing portrait files to landscape, see rotate
portrait: A 'view' of a publication where the shorter side is at the top as it is looked at naturally
portrait: A page orientation description in which the page is taller than it is wide to top
portrait: Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words
portrait: description of a format which is deeper than it is wide
portrait: Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as opposed to landscape, in which the printing is oriented sideways on the page) This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents
portrait: To portray; to draw
portrait: The orientation of a page, or the fonts, lo-gos,or images on a page A portrait page is narrower on top than on the side (like pages in this book) See the following figure for the orientation of fonts on pages
portrait: The mode of printing that orients the page vertically, the normal position, and the default This is the choice offered in the Print Dialog Box that prints as a normal 8 1/2" high x 11" wide page
portrait: (adj ) Characteristic of the orientation of a page or screen image that is taller than it is wide Contrast with landscape
portrait: A portrait is an image that strives to capture the likeness, character, or essence of the sitter
portrait: The page orientation where length exceeds width In document imaging systems, the orientation of the page (Portrait or Landscape) affects the OCR process, indexing, and other functions based on the horizontal orientation of the text rather than the vertical orientation of the text
portrait: a word picture of a person's appearance and character
portrait: A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders
portrait: A page whose width is shorter than its height
portrait: Artwork that shows the face or figure of a person
portrait: Page orientation, vertical Taller than wide, the default page orientation of most (all?) applications YOu may change between portrait and landscape in the same document if you know how
portrait: Refers to the orientation of printed material A portrait of a person is taller than it is wide, and this is the standard orientation for printed documents Sometimes, it is convenient to rotate 90 degrees, to the "Landscape" mode, in which printed lines are parallel to the long axis of the page
portrait: For printing, the orientation of the lines of type or the top of an illustration parallel to the short edge of the paper
portrait: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits" a painting of a person's face
portrait: An upright, oblong artwork or photograph where vertical dimension is greater than the horizontal
portrait: Standard printing orientation in which text and images are printed perpendicular to the long edge of the paper
portrait: Vertical page orientation used for printing
portrait: The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life
portrait: Refers to a page or image that is taller than wide
portrait: A piece of paper, an image or page which is turned so that the height is greater than the width Often simply called tall
portrait: a painting of a person's face
portrait: A document with vertical orientation In other words, the page is taller than it is wide Portrait orientation is opposite of Landscape
portrait: An upright image or page where the height is greater than the width
portrait: a representation of a person or group or animal on a two-dimensional medium that typically also shows some aspect symbolic of the subject