illustration
n. picture which illustrates a book or other work; making of such a picture; clarification, explanation | ||||
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Illustration Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Illustration
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
(n.)
A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
(n.)
A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
| WordNet 2.0 |
illustration
Noun
1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
(hypernym) artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter
(hyponym) picture, pictorial matter
(part-meronym) caption, legend
(derivation) illustrate
2. showing by example
(synonym) exemplification
(hypernym) demonstration, demo
(derivation) exemplify, illustrate, instance
3. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
(synonym) example, instance, representative
(hypernym) information
(hyponym) apology, excuse
(derivation) exemplify, illustrate, instance
4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
(hypernym) representation
(hyponym) plate
(derivation) illustrate
Noun
1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
(hypernym) artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter
(hyponym) picture, pictorial matter
(part-meronym) caption, legend
(derivation) illustrate
2. showing by example
(synonym) exemplification
(hypernym) demonstration, demo
(derivation) exemplify, illustrate, instance
3. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
(synonym) example, instance, representative
(hypernym) information
(hyponym) apology, excuse
(derivation) exemplify, illustrate, instance
4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
(hypernym) representation
(hyponym) plate
(derivation) illustrate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
illustration
illustration
\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
n
1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2. showing by example [syn: exemplification]
3. 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" [syn: example, instance, representative]
4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
illustration
\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
n
1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2. showing by example [syn: exemplification]
3. 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" [syn: example, instance, representative]
4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
illustration
léaráid
léaráid
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Goleuni
Goleuni = n. light, illustration
Goleuni = n. light, illustration
Illustration Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Illustration
An Illustration is a visualisation such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information (such as a newspaper article), traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.
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