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pictorial definition

pic·to·rial (pik tôr′ē əl)

adjective

  1. Rare of a painter or painting
  2. of, containing, or expressed in pictures
  3. evoking or suggesting a mental image or picture; vivid; graphic, as a description

Etymology: LL pictorius < L pictor, painter < pp. of pingere, to paint

noun

a periodical featuring many pictures

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pictorial Synonyms

pictorial

modif.

  1. Having the quality of a picture

    graphic, scenic, striking; see picturesque 1.

  2. Making use of pictures

    decorated, embellished, adorned; see illustrated.


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pictorial Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • provide: Use pictures and memory hooks to provide pictorial and memory hooks for sounds.

Adjective modifier

  • large: To be found in large format pictorial glazed boards are 96 printed pages.

Modifies a noun

  • representation: Features on a map for instance are pictorial representations of spatial objects in the real world.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: From a purely pictorial point of view, his films are among the most beautiful ever made.

Noun used with modifier

  • landscape: To be found in landscape pictorial glazed boards are 80 printed pages of 87 all color photographs, the majority being full page.
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