Illustration

Quick meaning: Illustration is a noun meaning The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.

Meaning

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.

More Meanings

1. The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
2. Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
3. A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.
4. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Example Sentences

The sleeve of the band's new CD includes illustrations from deceased former members.

The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.

Fossils show that the ancient primate Proconsul africanus, shown in the illustration above, was a tailless tree-dweller.

England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.

Word Forms

• illustrations

Synonyms for illustration

Depending on context, synonyms include representative, instance, exemplification, example.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include example, representative, exemplification, instance, image, depiction.

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