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illustrationillustration /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun ► give/provide an illustration The case provides a graphic illustration of the dangers of drunk driving. THESAURUSpainting/drawing► picture an image that is painted, drawn, printed, etc. on a surface: The children drew pictures of their houses. Could I paint your picture (=paint a picture of you)? ► drawing a picture that is made using a pencil or pen: The teachers asked the students to do a drawing of a tree. ► sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: Students made quick sketches of the model using charcoal. ► painting a picture made using paint: There was a painting of a mountain over the fireplace. ► portrait a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person: She offered to paint my portrait. ► illustration a picture in a book: The children’s book is full of colorful illustrations. ► cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: In the cartoon, two rabbits are talking to each other. ► caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a particular feature of his/her face or body look bigger, worse, etc. than it really is: There was a man at the market drawing caricatures of tourists. ► poster a large picture printed on paper, used as advertising or for decoration: There were huge posters of the dictator everywhere. ► image formal a picture or shape of a person or thing that is put on something else: The image of George Washington appears on the one dollar bill. ► graphics pictures or images, especially those produced on a computer: The new computer game has 3-D graphics. a specific fact, idea, person, or thing that is used to explain or support a general idea, or to show what is typical of a larger group► examplea specific fact, idea, person, or thing that is used to explain or support a general idea, or to show what is typical of a larger group: She cited a number of recent examples to support her theory. ► case an example of something that happens, especially something bad: She mentioned a case in which the safety alarms had failed. ► instance formal an example of a particular kind of situation or event: We found many instances when people had gotten jobs through relatives or friends. ► illustration an example that shows how something is true: The decline in the number of birds is an illustration of the effects of chemicals on wildlife. 1[countable] eng. lang. arts a picture in a book, article, etc., especially one that helps you to understand it: black and white illustrations► see thesaurus at picture12[countable, uncountable] a story, event, situation, or action that shows the truth or existence of something very clearly: illustration of a striking illustration of 19th-century attitudes to womengive/provide an illustration The case provides a graphic illustration of the dangers of drunk driving.► see thesaurus at example3[uncountable] the art or process of illustrating something: magazine illustration |