pictorial
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6.1
- adjective
- /pɪkˈtɔːriəl/
- Literature
:
pictórico
- Her writing was so pictorial that I could almost see the scenes in my mind.
- pictorial representation
- pictorial content
- pictorial composition
Examples
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Here, chancel screens play an important pictorial role in establishing zones of hierarchy.
Academic text (1992) -
You must be alert to all the pictorial possibilities, for they are many and varied.
Academic text (1995) -
The information content of pictorial images is generally far greater than that of the data.
Academic text (1992) -
Image studies investigate ways in which pictorial images with complex and hybridized forms communicate.
Academic text (1995) -
Meaning that all great theories are based on simple principles, which are pictorial principles that even a child can visualize.
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The content of both discourse tasks was based on a common set of pictorial stimuli.
Academic text (2012) -
Degas's Interior concentrates attention on the problem of pictorial narrative, especially as it intersects with theories of realism.
Academic text (1993) -
The artist's pictorial style vividly captures the beauty of the landscape.
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The movie was full of pictorial sequences that made the story come alive.
Synonyms
102
3.3
Making strong, clear images or feelings in the mind
100
6.0
Very clear and detailed about violent or sexual scenes
22
3.9
That looks and moves like a real person or animal
Using pictures like drawings or photos to show something
Showing people or things so you can easily recognize them
Compounds
How Vivid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pictorial comes from an old root that means 'paint' and is the same root as picture, so pictorial language is like 'painting' a scene in the mind with words.