illustrational
- adjective
- /ˌɪlʌsˈtreɪʃənl/
- Many science textbooks include illustrational photographs to support the written content.
Examples
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The teacher used illustrational materials to enhance the lesson.
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Her presentation was full of illustrational examples that made the complex ideas easier to understand.
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The teacher used illustrational charts to help students grasp the new topic.
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Can you provide some illustrational examples for this concept?
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The textbook includes many illustrational images to help students understand complex concepts.
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During the presentation, she used illustrational examples to clarify her main points.
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His drawing serves as an illustrational tool for better explaining architectural designs.
Synonyms
Helps make something clear or easy to understand
Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear
Used to explain information or ideas clearly, for example in a lesson
Showing examples to make an idea clearer
To show how a product or device works
Helping someone understand something clearly
Antonyms
How Illustrative
Surface Forms
Morphology
illustrational = illustration (transparent) = illustration + al
The adjective is built regularly from 'illustration' plus '-al' and means related to providing illustrations or examples.
Etymology
Illustrational comes from the verb illustrate, which means 'to make clear' or 'to light up' an idea, so illustrational material is used to explain things by giving pictures, examples, or images.