depiction

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.

   If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of depicting.

   It is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of music and literature is established on a scientific basis, the art of depiction is still taught in a primitive and inefficient way.

3. 3
   noun

   representation by drawing or painting etc

4. 4
   noun

   a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

5. 5
   noun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

6. 6
   noun

   a graphic or vivid verbal description

7. 7
   noun

   A drawing or painting.

8. 8
   noun

   A representation.

Etymology

From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.