draw·ing (drô  ng)n. 1. The act or an instance of drawing. 2. a. The art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines. b. A work produced by this art. |
drawing
Noun
1. a picture or plan made by means of lines on a surface
2. the art of making drawings
Drawing
the technique of making drawings and etchings that appear to be carved in low relief. — anaglyptographic, adj.
cyclograph.
1. Archaic. the art of engraving on copper plates, especially for printing.
2. the art of drawing with chalks or pastels.
2. the art of drawing with chalks or pastels.
an artist who specializes in charcoal drawings or sketches.
a technique of painting or drawing using light and shade to achieve a three-dimensional quality. — chiaroscurist, n.
an instrument for drawing arcs with a flexible arc-shaped part connected at the sides to an extensible straight bar. Also called arcograph.
a device used for the mechanical reproduction of plans, outlines, etc., on a scale other than that of the original.
the art of graphic representation or drawing. — diagraphic, diagraphical, adj.
the art or craft of writing or delineating. — graphiologist. n.
1. the rendering of a horizontal section of an object in scale.
2. the rendering of a floor plan of a building in a specific scale. — ichnographic, ichnographical, adj.
2. the rendering of a floor plan of a building in a specific scale. — ichnographic, ichnographical, adj.
the rendering of an object or floor plan in scale as viewed from a stated angle. Cf. orthographic projection.
an apparatus used for miniature writing or drawing. — micrography, n.
Obsolete, a sketch or drawing in outline without color.
a rendering of an object or floor plan of a building in scale as viewed perpendicularly from above. Cf. isometric projection.
an artist who specializes in the use of pastels.
a poorly executed or inaccurate delineation.
Rare. the art of drawing maps or plans. — planographist, n. — planographic, planographical, adj.
the rendering of an object on a perspective plane. — scenographer, n. — scenographic, scenographical, adj.
1. the technique of rilling in the outline of the shadow made by an object to create a pictorial work or shadowgraph.
2. the creation of skiagrams on film with x rays. — skiagram, n. — skiagrapher, n.
2. the creation of skiagrams on film with x rays. — skiagram, n. — skiagrapher, n.
the art of representing the forms of solid bodies on a plane surface. — stereographer, n. — stereographic, stereographical, adj.
the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. — stylographic, stylographical, adj.
the art or technique of producing a picture or design on a piece of wood by burning it with a heated, pointed instrument. Also called poker painting.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  drawing - an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"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" frame - a single drawing in a comic_strip |
| 2. | drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" charcoal - a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material diagram - a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts mechanical drawing - scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc, pen-and-ink - a drawing executed with pen and ink architectural plan, plan - scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" rendering - perspective drawing of an architect's design representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something silhouette - a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color silverpoint - a drawing made on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries) sketch, study - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" stick figure - drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines | |
| 3. | drawing - the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" pyrography - the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame tracing - the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline | |
| 4. | drawing - players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g., candies or coins) are concealed in a container and for a small sum a player can draw one out at random raffle - a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money sweepstakes - a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants | |
| 5. | drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body drain - a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration" | |
| 6. | drawing - the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
drawing
noun picture, illustration, representation, cartoon, sketch, portrayal, depiction, study, outline, delineation
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