illustration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: illustration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for illustration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illustration n artwork that helps make something clear or attractive showing by example Synonym(s): exemplification, illustration 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" Synonym(s): example, illustration, instance, representative a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illustration \Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.] 1. 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. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. 3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.