illustration

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 14.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
2. noun The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
3. noun Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
4. noun A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.

   The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.

5. noun A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance).

Similar words

example representative exemplification instance image depiction graphic sketch caricature drawing

Often followed by

of is in from and by shows on to

Word family

illustrate illustrated illustrates illustrating illustrational illustrations illustrative