"illustration" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: art, artwork, graphics, nontextual matter - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
subtypes:
- pictorial matter, picture - illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
- fig, figure - a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
has: caption, legend - brief description accompanying an illustration
is a type of: demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works

same as: exemplification
is a type of: information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
subtypes:
- apology, excuse - a poor example
- exception - an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
- 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
same as: example, instance, representative
is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

subtypes: plate - a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)