illustration

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.

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illus·tration·al adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illustration - 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 exemplification 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 group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" example, instance, representative 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

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illustration

noun

1. example, case, instance, sample, explanation, demonstration, interpretation, specimen, analogy, clarification, case in point, exemplar, elucidation, exemplification These figures are an illustration of the country's dynamism.

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 illustration → a modo de ejemplo, a título ilustrativo

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illustration [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃ^ən] 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.

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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 illustration → als Beispiel

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illustration [ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃ/ən] n → illustrazione f; (example) → esemplificazione f
by way of illustration → a titolo d'esempio

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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