| illustration | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. illustration | artwork that helps make something clear or attractive. |
| ~ legend, caption | brief description accompanying an illustration. |
| ~ artwork, graphics, nontextual matter, art | photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication.; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" |
| ~ pictorial matter, picture | illustrations used to decorate or explain a text.; "the dictionary had many pictures" |
| ~ fig, figure | a diagram or picture illustrating textual material.; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" |
| n. (communication) | 2. exemplification, illustration | showing by example. |
| ~ demo, demonstration | a visual presentation showing how something works.; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. example, illustration, instance, representative | 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" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ apology, excuse | a poor example.; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
| ~ exception | an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization.; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule" |
| ~ case in point, precedent | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time. |
| ~ quintessence | the most typical example or representative of a type. |
| ~ sample | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole. |
| ~ specimen | an example regarded as typical of its class. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. illustration | a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand. |
| ~ plate | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper). |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
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