illustration
Pluralillustrations
- 1A picture in a book or magazine that explains the text or makes it look nicer.
Like a drawing that helps you picture what a story is describing.
The children's book had a bright illustration on every page.
She drew the illustrations for the cookbook over several months.
- 2An example or comparison used to help people understand an idea.
Like using a small everyday example to explain a big idea.
The teacher gave a simple illustration to explain how gravity works.
He used a story about a broken clock as an illustration of wasted time.
Similarexample, instance, demonstration, case, analogy
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- 3The work of making something clear, often by giving examples or pictures.
Like turning on a light so people can finally see something clearly.
The illustration of complex ideas takes patience and good examples.
His lecture relied on the illustration of each step with a quick sketch.
Similarexplanation, demonstration, clarification, elucidation, exposition
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- 4The condition of being made clear, often shown through examples or pictures.
Like a foggy window slowly becoming clear so you can see through it.
The plan took on real illustration once the team added charts and examples.
Under a patient teacher, even hard topics reach clear illustration.
Similarexpression, clarification
- 5A document that shows the likely costs and payouts of a life insurance policy over time.
Like a chart that estimates how much you will pay and get back over the years.
The agent showed them an illustration before they signed up for the policy.
Each illustration listed the yearly payments and the money the family would get back.
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Origin
From Latin illustro, meaning "I illustrate," which came into English through Middle French illustration.