illustration

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The illustration of the door handle is a great example of piss-poor affordance.

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Quick take

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of illustration gathered in one view.

noun

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

noun

showing by example

noun

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for illustration.

noun

artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

noun

showing by example

noun

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"

See also: example, instance, representative

noun

a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

Example sentences

The illustration of the door handle is a great example of piss-poor affordance.

This is more useful inside illustrations or in environments where the content is contained.

It's not just bloat — a lot of it exists for a very good reason, and this article is an excellent illustration of what that is.

Airbnb's light and airy "how it works" video is a fine illustration of just how glib they are in encouraging people to make bad mistakes.

This is a really poor illustration, because it only includes Lake Oroville, which is a reservoir.

I think this is an excellent illustration of a situation where your users get a better experience by being asked to pay money than they get by being given services for free.

A great illustration of this from another era is the film The Battle of Algiers - torture, repression, removal of civil rights, and extra-judicial killing by the government in response are exactly what terrorism aims to achieve.