pictorial representation
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4.3
- noun
- /pɪkˈtɔːriəl ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/
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representación pictórica
- Ninoska Mendez, a pianist from the Dominican Republic, constructed this pictorial representation of "obdurate," one of the 500+ words from toeflvocabulary.com.
I like sort of pictorial representations and each term becomes now a graphical symbol.
- I like sort of pictorial representations and each term becomes now a graphical symbol.
Examples
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The artist created a beautiful pictorial representation of the sunset over the ocean.
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In the textbook, a pictorial representation illustrates the different stages of a butterfly's life cycle.
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What it is, actually, it's a pictorial representation of the order of Martha's mind.
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Nevertheless, it is useful to organize ideas and use pictorial representations for communication purposes.
Academic text (2010) -
Instead of pictorial representations, students are now choosing from vocabulary words, which they are most likely covering in other subjects.
Academic text (2015) -
Villers was capable of pushing it toward a reflection on the nature of pictorial representation.
Academic text (2015) -
Pictorial representation of the major food web components and their linkages within Lake Bonney.
Academic text (1999) -
Scarcity cartoons are simply pictorial representations of scarcity situations.
Academic text (1993) -
The lesson features a real-life experience, an inquiry-oriented debriefing session, invented concept label generation, and written and pictorial representations of ideas.
Academic text (1993) -
For several decades, Swedish primary teachers in the Sjoholm/Goes tradition have been engaged in discussions about the role of pictorial representations and drawing across the curriculum.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A picture showing a person or thing
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3.2
A picture showing a person, made by a painter or photographer
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3.5
A picture or graphic that explains something
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3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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2.8
A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text
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4.1
An act of showing someone or something in a certain way
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2.7
A picture that shows a place or scene
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3.0
Pictures and drawings used in a book or magazine
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4.0
A picture or other image that shows what something looked like
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4.1
A picture or statue made to show how a person looked
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5.8
A picture or computer image that shows how a building will look
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3.8
A picture in your mind of something you have seen
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4.0
A picture or statue that shows what a person looks like
An image like a photo that shows a person, place, or thing
An image made by a computer using special software
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'pictorial representation' is directly compositional: 'pictorial' means relating to pictures and 'representation' means an image or depiction, so the combined meaning of a visual depiction is immediately derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The noun pictorial representation comes from the simple idea of a pictorial meaning 'a picture' and a representation meaning 'to show'. Imagine an artist painting a scene so others can see it again, and that's why the phrase means 'a visual depiction'.