delineators
Things showing edges
Delineators are markers that define boundaries or divisions.
On roads, delineators are reflective posts or panels that guide drivers along curves or mark lane edges, especially at night.
In broader use, anything that marks out limits or distinctions: The river serves as a natural delineator between the two properties.
The word appears in technical and administrative contexts more than everyday speech.
Published online content
- bollardsShort protective posts
- conesTapering geometric solids
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
- stanchionsFixed vertical support posts
signage · beacons · reflectors · chevrons · stakes · pylons · buoys · cairns
Barriers dividing a space
- separatorsThings that partition
- barriersThings blocking access
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- fencesBoundary structures around yards
screens · panels · curtains · rails · buffers · spacers · borders · tabs
Lines separating regions
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- limitsImposed maximum points
- perimetersOuter boundary lengths
- marginsEdges of a page
demarcations · thresholds · frontiers · outlines · confines · fringes · rims · verges
Standards for judgment
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- distinctionsRecognized differences between things
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
- definitionsStated meanings of terms
specifications · qualifiers · descriptors · identifiers · attributes · characteristics · benchmarks · standards
posts
Published online content
stanchions · signage · beacons · reflectors · chevrons · stakes · pylons · buoys · cairns · tape
partitions
Barriers dividing a space
- separatorsThings that partition
- barriersThings blocking access
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
fences · screens · panels · curtains · rails · buffers · spacers · borders · tabs · rules
borders
Lines separating regions
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
- limitsImposed maximum points
- perimetersOuter boundary lengths
margins · demarcations · thresholds · frontiers · outlines · confines · fringes · rims · verges · cordons
criteria
Standards for judgment
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
- distinctionsRecognized differences between things
- classificationsAssigned groupings by type
definitions · specifications · qualifiers · descriptors · identifiers · attributes · characteristics · benchmarks · standards · thresholds
delineatorsbarriers
Things blocking access
barricades · blockers · obstructions · roadblocks · walls
delineatorsconfusers
Things that perplex
concealers · muddlers · erasers · obfuscators · obliterators