An illustration may make the point clear.
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Illustration
//ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "illustration" (162 found)
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Related words (81)
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Noun(5 words)
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3 entriescapable of
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96 translations across 35 languages.
Azerbaijani
2 entries- illüstrasiya noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- şəkil noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Bulgarian
3 entries- илюстрация noun (that which illustrates)
- илюстрация noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- илюстриране noun (act of illustrating)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 例證 /例证 noun (that which illustrates)
- 插圖 /插图 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- 插畫 /插画 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Czech
3 entries- ilustrace noun (act of illustrating)
- ilustrace noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustrace noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Dutch
1 entries- illustratie noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Esperanto
1 entries- ilustraĵo noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Estonian
1 entries- joonis noun (that which illustrates)
Finnish
4 entries- ennuste noun (calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns)
- esimerkki noun (that which illustrates)
- havainnollistaminen noun (act of illustrating)
- havainnollisuus noun (state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct)
French
3 entries- illustration noun (that which illustrates)
- illustration noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- représentation noun (that which illustrates)
Galician
1 entries- ilustración noun (act of illustrating)
Georgian
1 entries- ილუსტრაცია noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
German
3 entries- Illustration noun (act of illustrating)
- Illustration noun (that which illustrates)
- Illustration noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Greek
1 entries- εικονογράφηση noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Hungarian
1 entries- illusztráció noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Ido
2 entries- ilustro noun (act of illustrating)
- ilustruro noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Indonesian
1 entries- ilustrasi noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Italian
4 entries- dimostrazione noun (that which illustrates)
- esempio noun (that which illustrates)
- esemplificazione noun (that which illustrates)
- illustrazione noun (act of illustrating)
Japanese
4 entries- イラスト noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- イラストレーション noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- 例 noun (that which illustrates)
- 図 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Kazakh
1 entries- суретсипат noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Korean
3 entries- 그림 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- 일러스트 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- 일러스트레이션 noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Macedonian
1 entries- илустрација noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Māori
1 entries- pikitia whakaari noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Navajo
1 entries- naʼachʼąąh noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Norwegian
2 entries- illustrasjon noun (that which illustrates)
- illustrasjon noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Polish
2 entries- ilustracja noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- rycina noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Portuguese
3 entries- ilustração noun (act of illustrating)
- ilustração noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustração noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Russian
4 entries- иллюстра́ция noun (that which illustrates)
- иллюстра́ция noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- иллюстри́рование noun (act of illustrating)
- карти́нка noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Spanish
4 entries- ejemplo noun (that which illustrates)
- estampa noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustración noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustración noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Swedish
2 entries- illustration noun (that which illustrates)
- illustration noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Tagalog
3 entries- halimbawa noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustrasyon noun (that which illustrates)
- ilustrasyon noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Thai
1 entries- ภาพประกอบ noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Turkish
4 entries- açıklama noun (act of illustrating)
- illüstrasyon noun (that which illustrates)
- illüstrasyon noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- resim noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ілюстра́ція noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Walloon
4 entries- dessinaedje noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- dessén noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- enimådjaedje noun (act of illustrating)
- imådje noun (that which illustrates)
Welsh
4 entries- eglureb noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
- eglurhad noun (act of illustrating)
- egluriad noun (act of illustrating)
- egluriad noun (picture designed to decorate or eludicate)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
This is a superb illustration of how Emmet modified the traditional architectural designs.
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The illustration shows the deep interior.
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Here's an illustration at the top of this page.
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