illustration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.

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

3. 3
   noun

   a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

4. 4
   noun

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

5. 5
   noun

   showing by example

6. 6
   noun

   artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

7. 7
   noun

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

8. 8
   noun

   The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

Etymology

From Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate + -ion.