1. (

• illustration

) artwork that helps make something clear or attractive ;

2. (

• exemplification ,
• illustration ,

) showing by example ;

3. (

• example ,
• illustration ,
• instance ,
• representative

) 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" ;

4. (

• illustration

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