1. Action d'illustrer.
2. Résultat de cette action.
ETYM Latin depictio.
Representation by drawing or painting etc; SYN. delineation, portrayal.
ETYM A later form for ensample, from Latin exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. Related to Exempt, Ensample, Sample.
1. A single item of information that is representative of a type; SYN. illustration, instance, representative.
2. Punishment intended as a warning to others; SYN. deterrent example, lesson, object lesson.
ETYM Latin illustratio: cf. French illustration.
1. A visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand.
2. Artwork that helps make something clear or attractive.
ETYM French, from Latin imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. Related to Imitate, Imagine.
An iconic mental representation; SYN. mental image.
ETYM Latin pictura, from pingere, pictum, to paint: cf. French peinture. Related to Paint.
1. A visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface; SYN. image, icon, ikon.
2. Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; SYN. pictorial matter.
3. A situation treated as an observable object; or; SYN. scene.
4. A typical example of some state or quality.
1. A word picture of a person's appearance and character; SYN. portraiture, portrait.
2. Acting the part of a character on stage; SYN. enactment.