26984 words

illustration

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something:

Examples:

a full-page illustration
2
an example that explains or proves something:

Examples:

illustration of This delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.
by way of illustration A couple of examples are included, by way of illustration (= to show the meaning more clearly).
3
a picture:

Examples:

[ C ] Look at the illustration on page 37.
4
An illustration is also an example that makes something easier to understand, or the giving of such examples:

Examples:

[ C ] That’s a perfect illustration of the problem.
5
an example that shows something:

Examples:

In our illustration of how much your initial investment might be worth at term, we are assuming an 8% rate of return.

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