Illustration Definition & Meaning

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Illustration

Illustration Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Illustration? [n] a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand [n] a single item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10" [n] showing by example [n] artwork that helps make something clear or attractive Synonyms \| Synonyms for Illustration: example \| exemplification \| instance \| representative Related Terms \| Find terms related to Illustration: abstract \| abstraction \| acrylic painting \| allegorization \| alphabet \| altarpiece \| art \| block print \| blueprint \| case \| case history \| case in point \| charactering \| characterization \| chart \| choreography \| citation \| clarification \| collage \| color print \| coloring \| conventional representation \| copy \| cracking \| cross reference \| cyclorama \| dance notation \| daub \| decipherment \| decoding \| delineation \| demonstration \| demythologization \| depiction \| depictment \| diagram \| diptych \| drama \| drawing \| editing \| elucidation \| emblem \| emendation \| encaustic cerography \| encaustic painting \| engraving \| enlightenment \| euhemerism \| example \| exegesis \| exemplar \| exemplification \| explanation \| explication \| exponent \| exposition \| expounding \| figuration \| figure \| finger painting \| flower painting \| for instance \| fresco \| fresco painting \| genre painting \| gouache \| grisaille \| hieroglyphic \| icon \| iconography \| ideogram \| illumination \| image \| imagery \| imaging \| impasto \| instance \| item \| letter \| light \| likeness \| limning \| logogram \| logograph \| map \| miniature \| monochrome \| montage \| mosaic \| mural \| mural painting \| musical notation \| notation \| object lesson \| oil painting \| painting \| panorama \| particular \| photograph \| pictogram \| picture \| picturization \| plan \| portraiture \| portrayal \| poster painting \| prefigurement \| presentment \| print \| printing \| problem \| projection \| quotation \| rationale \| realization \| reason \| reference \| relevant instance \| rendering \| rendition \| representation \| representative \| reproduction \| sample \| sampling \| schema \| score \| script \| simplification \| solution \| specimen \| stained glass window \| stencil \| still life \| syllabary \| symbol \| tablature \| tableau \| tapestry \| the brush \| triptych \| type \| typical example \| unlocking \| wall painting \| wash \| wash drawing \| writing See Also \| apology \| art \| artwork \| caption \| case in point \| chart \| demo \| demonstration \| exception \| excuse \| fig \| figure \| graph \| graphical record \| graphics \| information \| legend \| nontextual matter \| pictorial matter \| picture \| plate \| precedent \| quintessence \| representation \| sample \| specimen Illustration In Webster's Dictionary \Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.] 1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. 2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. 3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

Illustration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Illustration?

[n] a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
[n] a single item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10"
[n] showing by example
[n] artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Synonyms | Synonyms for Illustration: example | exemplification | instance | representative

Illustration In Webster's Dictionary

\Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F.
illustration.]
1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and
   distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated,
   or of being made clear and distinct.

2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended
   to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a
   literary work.

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