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| artwork |
pictorial or illustrative work, as for a book or a magazine article. [1/2 definitions] |
| caption |
a legend for pictorial matter shown in films or videos; subtitle. [1/4 definitions] |
| chiaroscuro |
the arrangement of contrasting light and shade in pictorial representation. |
| emoji |
any of various small pictorial symbols or images that are used in electronic communication such as in text messages or emails to convey an emotion, attitude, wish, opinion, or the like. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate, as of something printed or pictorial; reproduction. [1/2 definitions] |
| figure |
a pictorial pattern. [1/16 definitions] |
| figured |
represented by a pictorial or sculpted image; depicted. [1/3 definitions] |
| food pyramid |
a pictorial guide developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to advocate healthy eating habits. It shows which types of foods should be eaten in lesser or greater amounts for good health. |
| Gobelin |
of, like, or designating a tapestry, usu. a richly pictorial one, made at a factory in France that was established in the fifteenth century by a family of dyers and weavers. [1/2 definitions] |
| graphic |
of or related to pictorial or typographical representations such as photography, painting, and printing. [1/7 definitions] |
| hieroglyphic |
of or concerning a type of writing, esp. one used by the ancient Egyptians, that uses pictorial symbols to represent words or sounds. [1/6 definitions] |
| icon |
in computing, any of the small pictorial symbols on a computer display that represent documents, folders, programs, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| landscape |
a pictorial representation of such a view. [1/5 definitions] |
| panorama |
a picture or pictorial presentation of such a view, presented to the viewer one frame or screen at a time. [1/3 definitions] |
| pictograph |
a pictorial sign or symbol that represents a word or idea; hieroglyph. [2/3 definitions] |
| picture writing |
writing that consists of pictures, figures, and pictorial symbols. [2 definitions] |
| visual |
of or concerning the use of pictorial or graphic display for instructional purposes. [2/5 definitions] |
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