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il·lus·tra·tion

(ĭl′ə-strā′shən)

1. The act of illustrating or the state of being illustrated:concepts that would benefit from illustration; an idea that lends itself to illustration.

2. A picture or image that is used to decorate or clarify a text.

3. An example that is used to clarify or explain something. See Synonyms at example.

4.Obsolete Illumination.

il′lus·tra′tion·al adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

illustration

(ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən)

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

ˌillusˈtrationaladj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

il•lus•tra•tion

(ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.

2. a comparison or an example intended for explanation or corroboration.

3. the act or process of illuminating.

4. the act of clarifying or explaining; elucidation.

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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

illustration

noun

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

2.picture,drawing,painting,image,print,plate,figure,portrait,representation,sketch,decoration,portrayal,likeness,adornmentShe looked like a princess in a nineteenth century illustration.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

illustration

noun

1.Something that serves to explain or clarify:

clarification,construction,decipherment,elucidation,exegesis,explanation,explication,exposition,illumination,interpretation.

Archaic:enucleation.

2.One that is representative of a group or class:

case,example,instance,representative,sample,specimen.

Translations

إِيضَاحٌتَوضيحصورَة إيضاحيَّه، رَسْممِثال

ilustraceilustrovánípříklad

illustrationbilledeeksempel

Illustration Abbildung Beispiel Bild Erläuterung

απεικόνιση εικονογράφηση

ilustración ejemplo instrucción aclaración

joonis

kuvitus

illustration exemple

ilustracija

illusztrációillusztrálás

dæmimyndútskÿring

illustrazione esempio spiegazione vignetta

挿絵

삽화

illustratie

illustrasjon bruk av bilder

ilustracja

ilustração

иллюстрация

ilustráciailustrovanie

ilustracija

illustrering

ภาพประกอบ

resimleme örnek resim

sự minh họa

例证图解插图

illustration

[ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃən]N (in book, paper) →ilustraciónf; (=example) →ejemplom,ilustraciónf; (=explanation) →explicaciónf
by way of illustration →amodo deejemplo, atítulo ilustrativo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

illustration

[ˌɪləˈstreɪʃ^ən]n

(=picture) →illustrationf

(=example) →illustrationf
an illustration of sth →uneillustration de qch
an illustration of China's dynamism →uneillustration dudynamisme chinois
as an illustration of sth
I included a few examples as illustrations of the difficulty of our work →J'aiinclus quelques exemples pourillustrer ladifficulté de notretravail.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

illustration

(= picture) →Abbildungf, →Bildnt, →Illustrationf

(fig) (of problem, subject) →Erklärungf, →Erläuterungf;(of rule)(= act) →Veranschaulichungf;(= thing) →Beispielnt;by way ofillustration →alsBeispiel

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

illustration

[ˌɪləsˈtreɪʃ/ən]n →illustrazionef; (example) →esemplificazionef
by way of illustration →atitolo d'esempio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

illustrate

(ˈiləstreit) verb

1. to provide (a book, lectureetc) with pictures, diagramsetc. illustreer يُزَوِّد كتابا بالصُّوَر илюстрирам ilustrar ilustrovatillustrieren illustrereεικονογραφώilustrar illustreerima مصور کردن kuvittaaillustrer לְאַייֵר व्याख्या करना ilustrirati illusztrál menggambari myndskreytaillustrare 図・絵を入れる (도해, 그림 등을) 예시하다 iliustruoti ilustrēt menggambariillustrerenillustrereilustrować څرګندول، تمثيلول، تشريح، كول، سنګارول، مصوركول ilustrar a ilustraиллюстрировать ilustrovať slikovno opremiti ilustrovati illustrera เป็นตัวอย่างของ resimlendirmek 加上插圖 ілюструвати باتصوری بنانا minh họa加上插图

2. to make (a statementetc) clearer by providing examplesetc.Let me illustrate my point;This diagram will illustrate what I mean. illustreer يُوَضِّح بالأمثِلَه пояснявам ilustrar ilustrovaterläutern illustrere; belyseεπεξηγώilustrar selgitama توضیح دادن؛ روشن کردن havainnollistaaillustrer לְהַדגִים उदाहरण देकर समझाना objasniti szemléltet menjelaskan lÿsa, skÿraillustrare 実例で説明する 실례로써 명확히 하다 pailiustruoti pavyzdžiu, paaiškinti paskaidrot (ar piemēriem) menjelaskanillustrerenbelyse,illustrere zilustrować څرګندول ilustrar a ilustraиллюстрировать znázorniť ilustrirati ilustrovati illustrera, belysa, åskådliggöra แสดงตัวอย่าง örneklemek 舉例說明 пояснювати مثال سے واضح کرنا giải thích举例说明

ˈillustrated adjective

having picturesetc.an illustrated catalogue. geïllustreerd مُوَضَّح بالصُّوَر илюстриран ilustrado ilustrovanýbebildert illustreretεικονογραφημένοςilustrado illustreeritud مصور kuvitettuillustré מְאוּייַר सचित्र ilustriran képes bergambar myndskreytturillustrato 図入りの 도해(삽화)가 들어 있는 iliustruotas ilustrēts bergambargeïllustreerdillustrertilustrowany مصورilustrado cu ilustraţiiиллюстрированный ilustrovaný ilustriran ilustrovan illustrerad มีภาพประกอบ resimli 有插圖的 ілюстрований با تصویر có minh họa有插图的

ˌilluˈstration noun

1. a picture.coloured illustrations. illustrasie صورَة إيضاحيَّه، رَسْم илюстрация ilustração ilustrace die Abbildung billedeεικόνα,εικονογράφησηilustración pilt تصویر kuvaillustrationאיור चित्र निरूपण ilustracija illusztráció gambar mynd(skreyting)illustrazione さし絵 그림, 삽화 iliustracija ilustrācija gambarafbeeldingbilde,illustrasjonilustracja څرګندونه، توضيح شرح، تصوير، عكس، شكل، مثلilustração ilustraţieиллюстрация ilustrácia ilustracija ilustracija illustration, bild ภาพประกอบresim 插圖 малюнок, ілюстрація تصویر bức tranh插图

2. an example. illustrasie مِثال пример ilustração příklad das Beispiel eksempelπαράδειγμαilustración,ejemplo näide مثال esimerkkiexempleדוגמה उदाहरण, दृष्टान्त objašnjenje példa contoh dæmiillustrazione,spiegazione 実例 실례 pavyzdys piemērs; paskaidrojums contohillustratieeksempelprzykład مثالilustração exempluпример príklad ilustracija primer [belysande] exempel การให้ตัวอย่างประกอบörnek 例證 приклад, пояснення مثال ví dụ例证

3. the act of illustrating. illustreer تَوضيح илюстриране ilustração ilustrování die Erläuterung illustrationεικονογράφηση,επεξήγησηilustración illustreerimine توضیح kuvitusillustrationהדגמה व्याख्या ilustriranje szemléltetés, illusztrálás ilustrasi útskÿring (með myndum/dæmum)illustrazione 例証 해설 iliustravimas ilustrēšana ilustrasi het illustreren bruk av bilder/eksempel ilustrowanie توضیحilustração ilustrare иллюстрирование ilustrovanie ilustracija ilustrovanje illustration, illustrering การแสดงตัวอย่างประกอบresimleme 圖解 ілюстрування واضح کرنے کا عمل sự minh hoạ图解

ˈillustrative (-strətiv) , ((American) iˈlastrətiv) adjective

verduidelikend تَوْضيحي пояснителен ilustrativo názornýerläuternd illustrerende επεξηγηματικόςilustrativo selgitav توضیحی havainnollinenexplicatif מַמחִיש, מַדגִים दृष्टान्त युक्त koji objašnjava magyarázó, szemléltető jelas skÿringar-; lÿsandiillustrativo 例証となる 실례가 되는 iliustruojantis, nušviečiantis ilustratīvs; paskaidrojošs ilustrasiillustratiefforklarende,illustrerende ilustrujący تصويرى، متثيلى توضيحى، مصور، خرګندوونكى تمثيلوونكى ilustrativo ilustrativ; explicativиллюстративный názorný ilustrativen ilustrativan illustrativ ซึ่งให้ตัวอย่าง açıklayıcı 圖解的 ілюстративний; пояснювальний مثال یا توضيح کے طور پر شامل để minh họa用作说明的

ˈillustrator noun

a person who draws picturesetc for booksetc. illustreerder رَسّام صور للكُتُب илюстратор ilustrador ilustrátor, -ka der/die Illustrator(in) illustrator; tegnerεικονογράφοςilustrador illustreerija نشان دهنده kuvittaja illustrateur/-trice מְאַייֵר, מְאַייֶרֶת चित्रक, चित्रकार ilustrator rajzoló ilustrator teiknariillustratore, illustratrice イラストレーター 삽화가 iliustratorius ilustrators; ilustrētājs pengilustrasiillustratortegner,illustratørilustrator تصوير وونكى، رسام، انځور ګر، څرګندوونكى ilustradorиллюстратор ilustrátor, -ka ilustrator ilustrator illustratör ผู้วาดภาพประกอบ resimleyici 插圖畫家 ілюстратор نقّاش người vẽ tranh minh hoạ插图画家

illustration

→إِيضَاحٌ ilustrace illustrationIllustrationεικονογράφησηilustración kuvitusillustration ilustracijaillustrazione 挿絵 삽화illustratieillustrasjonilustracjailustraçãoиллюстрация illustrering ภาพประกอบresimleme sự minh họa例证

illustration

n. ilustración, gráfico.

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