Definizione monolingua

illustration

illustration (plural illustrations)

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.
4. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)^[1]

Definizione dizionario illustration

	esempio
	An item of information that is representative of a type.

	illustrazione
	picture designed to decorate

	disegno
	Rappresentazione dettagliata di una persona o di un oggetto tracciata con matite pastelli e sim.
	The detailled reproduction of a person or of an item.

	illustrare
	act of illustrating

conferma

figura

immagine

spiegazione

testimonianza

vignetta

Altri significati:

figure (e.g. Fig 1)

(book) illustration

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.

showing in graphic form or by diagram

That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.

A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)"an illustration [...] is a computer projection of future premiums, cash values and death benefits based on the current dividend scale (whole life) or current interest rates and current costs of insurance (universal life)." taken from http://www.evaluatelifeinsurance.org

that which illustrates

A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.