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illustration vs figure

figure vs illustration

illustration and figure both are nouns.

illustration is not a verb while figure is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illustration Yes No No No
figure Yes No Yes No
As nouns, figure is a hyponym of illustration; that is, figure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illustration:
  • illustration: artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
  • figure: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
Other hyponyms of illustration include pictorial matter, picture, fig.
illustration (noun) figure (noun)
a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
an item of information that is typical of a class or group a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive a decorative or artistic work
showing by example the impression produced by a person
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
alternative names for the body of a human being
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
a well-known or notable person
an amount of money expressed numerically
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
illustration (verb) figure (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge to be probable
understand
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
be or play a part of or in
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