English noun: illustration | |||
1. | illustration (communication) artwork that helps make something clear or attractive | ||
Broader (hypernym) | art, artwork, graphics, nontextual matter | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fig, figure, pictorial matter, picture | ||
Part holonym | caption, legend | ||
2. | illustration (communication) showing by example | ||
Synonyms | exemplification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demo, demonstration | ||
3. | illustration (cognition) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | ||
Samples | This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome. There is an example on page 10. | ||
Synonyms | example, instance, representative | ||
Broader (hypernym) | information | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apology, case in point, exception, excuse, precedent, quintessence, sample, specimen | ||
4. | illustration (artifact) a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand | ||
Broader (hypernym) | representation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plate | ||