pictorial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/
Etymology
From Latin pictōrius (“of painting”) + -al, from pictor (“painter”).
Meanings
- Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
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Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March 14, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106:
- Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following the conventions of pictorialism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pictorial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pictorial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| pictoral | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
subpictorial · pictorialness · pictorially · pictorialist · pictorialism · nonpictorial · unpictorial · pictoriality · pictorialize
Translations (19)
ca pictòric (similar to painting) · fi kuvallinen (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · pl obrazkowy (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · bg илюстрован (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · eo piktura (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · pt pictorial (similar to painting) · fr graphique (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · es pictórico (similar to painting) · de bildhaft (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · fi elävä (represented as if in picture) · de piktorialistisch (similar to painting) · pt pictórico (similar to painting) · ru карти́нный (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · fi kuvauksellinen (represented as if in picture) · fi maalauksellinen (similar to painting) · ang gehīwendlīc (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · bg изобразителен (represented as if in picture) · es gráfico (of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures) · ang gehīwendlīc (represented as if in picture)