Definitions for ILLUSTRATION
ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃənil·lus·tra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.9 / 7 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

2. exemplification, illustrationnoun

   showing by example

3. example, illustration, instance, representativenoun

   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"

4. illustrationnoun

   a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.9 / 9 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

2. illustrationnoun

   That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

3. illustrationnoun

   A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.

4. illustrationnoun

   A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illustrationnoun

   Explanation; elucidation; exposition.

   Etymology: illustration, Fr. from illustrate.

   Whoever looks about him will find many living illustrations of this emblem. Roger L'Estrange.

   Space and duration, being ideas that have something very abstruse and peculiar in their nature, the comparing them one with another may perhaps be of use for their illustration. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illustration

   An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin illustratio(n-), from the verb illustrare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illustration

   Illustration is a visual representation or depiction such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensory information such as a story, poem or a piece of news. It can also be a clarifying example. An illustration can be used for explanation or for aesthetic purposes to entertain and delight the viewer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Illustrationnoun

   the act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct

2. Illustrationnoun

   that which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity

3. Illustrationnoun

   a picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work

4. Etymology: [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Illustration

   An illustration is a depiction.

Matched Categories

1. • Artwork
   • Demonstration
   • Representation

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ILLUSTRATION' in Nouns Frequency: #1746

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce ILLUSTRATION?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say ILLUSTRATION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ILLUSTRATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ILLUSTRATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ILLUSTRATION in a Sentence

1. Sirine Shebaya:

   The circumstances at Farmville right now are a perfect illustration of the ways in which the ongoing transfers that ICE has insisted on continuing are contributing to the spread of coronavirus.

2. Josh King Madrid:

   The way truth or a topic is presented affects how we respond to it. Consider two milk containers as an illustration. One reads 20% cholesterol, while another says 80% cholesterol free. We will choose the second alternative as a result of the framing effect...”

3. President Barack Obama:

   The way (Republicans) approach climate change is a good illustration of the problems that they're having, now, let's just take an example: If you went to 100 doctors and 99 of them said you are really sick -- you've got, let's say, high cholesterol.

4. Sirine Shebaya:

   We filed litigation for a group of nine people who are medically vulnerable that we were trying to get out of detention and unfortunately, at the time, the judge didn't see things our way and didn't grant the release, the circumstances at Farmville right now are a perfect illustration of the ways in which the ongoing transfers that ICE has insisted on continuing are contributing to the spread of coronavirus.

5. Vladimir Kara-Murza:

   This meeting in Trump Tower in the summer of 2016 was just another illustration that they're ready to do any avenues, any methods to try to get to this goal, including using unofficial proxies.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ILLUSTRATION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illustration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ILLUSTRATION
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illustration
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ILLUSTRATION
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ILLUSTRATION
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ILLUSTRATION