An illustration may make the point clear.
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Illustration
/ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "illustration" (370 found)
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Closest matches (74)
Noun(30 words)
exampleinstanceanalyze sampleanecdotesartworkbook extractcartooncartoonedcartooningcartoonscase examplecase studiescase studycase-studiescaseschaos theorychemistry demonstrationclassroom caseclassroom examplecolor drawing
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concreteconcrete modelconcretely described exampleconcretesconservation of angular momentumdata patterndatapointdemonstratingdemonstrationdemonstration sample
abstractabstractionacrylic paintingallegorizationalphabetaltarpieceartblock printblueprintcasecase historycase in pointcharacteringcharacterizationchartchoreographycitationclarificationcollagecolor print
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coloringconventional representationcopycrackingcross referencecycloramadance notationdaubdeciphermentdecodingdelineationdemonstrationdemythologization
Adjective(8 words)
anatomical diagramautomatic irrigation cuebehavioral democanonical exemplarclassic examplecommon instanceconcrete instancecultural exhibit
Verb(3 words)
Strong matches (111)
Noun(51 words)
depicting actiondepictiondepictionsdiagramdiagram a sentencediagram examplediagram the plant celldiagrammingdigressionsdisplaysdrawdrawingdrawingsdynamic systems modelecology model exampleeducational demonstrationejemplo prácticoenergy transfer exampleevidence itemexample design
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depictiondepictmentdiagramdiptychdramadrawingeditingelucidationemblememendationencaustic cerographyencaustic paintingengravingenlightenmenteuhemerismexamineexampleexegesisexemplarexemplification
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explanationexplicationexponentexpositionexpoundingfigurationfigurefinger paintingflower paintingfor instancefrescofresco paintinggenre paintinggouachegrisaillehieroglyphiciconiconographyideogramilluminationimageimageryimagingimpasto
Verb(3 words)
draw a picturegerman demonstrierengive an example
Adjective(13 words)
dutch momentdutch tekeneducational diagramexplanatory diagramgeometric figuresgood examplegraphic illustrationgraphic modelingguided examplehistorical exampleillustrative diagramillustrative eventillustrative example
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Noun(82 words)
include exampleingraininginstancesinstancinginstructional examplekuvilearning examplelegal conceptlesson examplelesson illustrationlinguistics conceptliving organism specimenmake a gesturemaleseetmarvellmath examplemathematical representationmineral samplemodelable examplemost physiologic
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motion demonstrationmuseum drawnonmechanical examplenontext featurenull contractnumerous examplesomit sampleoutward signpage figurespaper-model schematicphotographingphysics problem examplepictpictorialspicturepicturespicturingpractical applicationpresent a casepreserve errorprototype with 3d printingproves a pointprovide an examplequalifying term examplereconstructionrelay activationrenderrepresentativerepresentingresource gap examplesamplesample of substancesay the wordscience demonstrationscience notebook drawingshowingsshowpiecessoap bubblessocial issuesoftware malfunctionspecimensstatistical examplestory featuresuffusingsupporting detailsswedish visuellteaching exampletypifyingunrelated topic exampleuse an exampleverify samplevignettevisualvisual aidvisual depictionvisual expressionvisual representationvisual toolvisualizationvivid illustrationvolume figureyeast model
instanceinterpretationitemletterlightlikenesslimninglogogramlogographmapminiaturemonochromemontagemosaicmuralmural paintingmusical notationnotationobject lessonoil painting
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paintingpanoramaparticularphotographpictogrampicturepicturizationplanplateportraitureportrayalposter paintingprefigurementpresentmentprintprintingproblemprojectionprototypequotationrationalerealizationreasonreferencerelevant instancerenderingrenditionrepresentationrepresentativereproductionsamplesamplingschemascorescriptsimplificationsolutionspecimenstained glass windowstencilstill lifesyllabarysymboltablaturetableautapestrytestimonythe brushtriptychtypetypical exampleunlockingwall paintingwashwash drawingwriting
Adjective(21 words)
isolated exampleitalian esempioliving exampleliving organism specimenslogical demonstrationmayoral candidatenatural phenomena in sciencenon instructional examplenoted instanceorganized insurrection attemptphysical manifestationpictorial formpictorial representationqualitative anecdoterepresentative examplespecific examplespecific instancestatic depictiontextual exampletop case
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unnumbered diagram
Determiner(1 words)
most role model
Verb(5 words)
represent clientsromanian imagineset an exampleshows evidencetypify common traits
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9 entriescaptioningdiagrammingengravinghistorical exampleline drawingmoral examplesketchingtextual examplewoodcut
Collocations
5 entriesbook illustrationcaptioned illustrationillustrated editionliterary illustrationtextual illustration
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample 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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