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callout

callout

1 4.0
A label on a picture or diagram that points to and names a part
  • noun
  • /ˈkælˌaʊt/
translation icon : etiqueta
  • When the student gets home from trying to study the book on the subway, they'll have to type in the URL and approximate in their mind where the callout is pointing to in the online picture.

Examples

  • I have added callouts to the pictures to better describe the unit and its components.

    Blog text (33)
  • A callout for each illustration and each table must be placed in the text.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Tables should be placed at the end of the file, following text and references, with callouts for each in the text.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Notice there are callouts from the bottom image placeholder.

    Blog text (19)
  • The date callouts show that the comparable levels in the past were associated with inflationary peaks.

    Blog text (21)
  • His callouts remained at an unacceptable level of 20 occurrences (see Figure 1).

    Academic text (1991)
  • It includes a detailed cutaway photograph of a typical Type I regulator with callouts explaining the "Do-All" valve theory of operation and the materials and specification options available.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Serge, #240: Okay, I just caught a callout that I completely missed in the original Dark Phoenix storyline—though this is hardly surprising, since I'd never even heard of that movie.

    Blog text (28)
  • The diagram includes a callout that explains how the solar panel functions.

  • Each callout on the infographic highlights important statistics related to climate change.

Synonyms

caption
vscallout
45 2.7

A short explanation under a picture that tells what it shows

is placed on an image to label and highlight a particular detail
cutline
vscallout
  • Literature
17 6.6

A short line of text under a photograph that explains who or what is shown

is placed on an image to label and highlight a specific part
annotation
vscallout
8 4.9

A short note added to a text or diagram to explain it

is a short label on an image that points to a specific part

Compounds

A short loud sound that gets people's attention

How Informative

annotation
8 4.9
callout
1 4.0
legend
43 3.9
caption
45 2.7
label
187 1.0

Surface Forms

callout singular
callouts plural

Morphology

callout = call + out (transparent) = call + out

Derived from the idea of 'calling out' or pointing attention to a part of a diagram, which is a straightforward extension of the verb + particle meaning.

Etymology

The word callout comes from call + out, like 'calling attention to' one part of something. Think of a label or arrow that points to a detail in a picture, so a callout is a note or label that highlights a specific part.