illustration

Definitions of illustration
  1. noun
    artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
  2. noun
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
    synonyms: image, photo, prise de vue
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    daguerréotype
    a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
    agrandissement
    a photographic print that has been enlarged
    image
    a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
    photocopie
    a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
    instantané, photo
    an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
    action
    a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
    photocopie
    a photocopy made on a Photostat machine
    radiographie
    a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
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    représentation
    a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
  3. noun
    a graphic or vivid verbal description
    synonyms: description
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    portrait
    a word picture of a person's appearance and character
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    description
    a statement that represents something in words
  4. noun
    showing by example
    synonyms: explication, éclaircissement
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    démonstration
    a visual presentation showing how something works
  5. noun
    illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
  6. noun
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
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    communication visuelle
    communication that relies on vision
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