Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,903,474,280 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

illustration
(redirected from Basic illustration)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
il·lus·tra·tion  (l-strshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of clarifying or explaining.
b. The state of being clarified or explained.
2. Material used to clarify or explain. See Synonyms at example.
3. Visual matter used to clarify or decorate a text.
4. Obsolete Illumination.

illus·tration·al adj.

illustration [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən]
n
1. pictorial matter used to explain or decorate a text
2. an example or demonstration an illustration of his ability
3. the act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated
illustrational  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractiveillustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
legend, caption - brief description accompanying an illustration
artwork, graphics, nontextual matter, art - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"
pictorial matter, picture - illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"
fig, figure - a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
2.illustration - showing by example
demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
3.illustration - an item of information that is typical of a class or groupillustration - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
apology, excuse - a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
exception - an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
case in point, precedent - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
quintessence - the most typical example or representative of a type
sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class
4.illustration - a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
plate - a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

illustration
noun
2. picture, drawing, painting, image, print, plate, figure, portrait, representation, sketch, decoration, portrayal, likeness, adornment She looked like a princess in a nineteenth century illustration.
Translations
illustration [ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃən] N (in book, paper) → ilustración f; (= example) → ejemplo m, ilustración f; (= explanation) → explicación f
by way of illustrationa modo de ejemplo, a título ilustrativo

illustration [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən] n
(= picture) → illustration f
(= example) → illustration f
an illustration of sth → une illustration de qch
an illustration of China's dynamism → une illustration du dynamisme chinois
as an illustration of sth
I included a few examples as illustrations of the difficulty of our work → J'ai inclus quelques exemples pour illustrer la difficulté de notre travail.

illustration
n
(= picture)Abbildung f, → Bild nt, → Illustration f
(fig) (of problem, subject)Erklärung f, → Erläuterung f; (of rule) (= act)Veranschaulichung f; (= thing)Beispiel nt; by way of illustrationals Beispiel

illustration [ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃn] nillustrazione f; (example) → esemplificazione f
by way of illustration → a titolo d'esempio

illustration توضيح ilustrace illustration Illustration εικονογράφηση ilustración kuvitus illustration ilustracija illustrazione 挿絵 삽화 illustratie illustrasjon ilustracja ilustração иллюстрация illustrering ภาพประกอบ resimleme sự minh họa 例证


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Chapters include essay type questions and basic illustrations.
To use a basic illustration, Discreet Cat won the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct in 1min 32.
If that didn't satisfy them, he would try to explain by quoting the most basic illustration he could think of: pi--3.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.