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The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization.
Hans Hofmann

Meaning of "pictorial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PICTORIAL

From Late Latin pictōrius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paint.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PICTORIAL

pictorial  [pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICTORIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pictorial can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PICTORIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pictorial

Image

An image is an artifact that depicts or records visual perception, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject – usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.

Definition of pictorial in the English dictionary

The first definition of pictorial in the dictionary is relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures. Other definition of pictorial is containing pictures. Pictorial is also of or relating to painting or drawing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICTORIAL


advertorial
ˌædvɜːˈtɔːrɪəl
amatorial
ˌæməˈtɔːrɪəl
combinatorial
ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl
curatorial
ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl
dictatorial
ˌdɪktəˈtɔːrɪəl
directorial
ˌdɪrekˈtɔːrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
equatorial
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl
factorial
fækˈtɔːrɪəl
gladiatorial
ˌɡlædɪəˈtɔːrɪəl
gubernatorial
ˌɡjuːbənəˈtɔːrɪəl
janitorial
ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl
multifactorial
ˌmʌltɪfækˈtɔːrɪəl
prosecutorial
ˈprɒsɪkjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
sartorial
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəl
sectorial
sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl
senatorial
ˌsɛnəˈtɔːrɪəl
territorial
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
vectorial
vɛkˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICTORIAL

pictogram
pictograph
pictographic
pictography
Pictor
pictorialise
pictorialism
pictorialist
pictorialize
pictorially
pictorialness
pictorical
pictorically
Pictoris
pictural
picture
picture book
picture card
picture desk
picture editor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICTORIAL

accessorial
ambassadorial
armorial
authorial
cantorial
categorial
Escorial
extraterritorial
immemorial
industrial
manorial
memorial
piscatorial
professorial
reportorial
responsorial
sensorial
tensorial
time immemorial
tonsorial
war memorial

Synonyms and antonyms of pictorial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PICTORIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pictorial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pictorial

Translation of «pictorial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICTORIAL

Find out the translation of pictorial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pictorial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pictorial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

图示的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ilustrado
570 millions of speakers

English

pictorial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सचित्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

графическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pictórico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সচিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illustré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergambar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bildlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絵画の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그림의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pictorial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

resimli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illustrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrazowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

графічне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pictorial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικονογραφική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geïllustreerde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illustrerad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

billed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pictorial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICTORIAL»

The term «pictorial» is very widely used and occupies the 22.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICTORIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pictorial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pictorial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pictorial

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8 QUOTES WITH «PICTORIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pictorial.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
The art of motion pictures is pictorial and language comes a distant second.
2
Stephen Gardiner
The mandala describes balance. This is so whatever the pictorial form.
3
Hans Hofmann
The art of pictorial creation is so complicated - it is so astronomical in its possibilities of relation and combination that it would take an act of super-human concentration to explain the final realization.
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Johan Huizinga
The susceptibility of the average modern to pictorial suggestion enables advertising to exploit his lessened power of judgment.
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Adrian Lyne
So on my screenplay, on the left-hand side of the page, I will put all the ideas that refer to the scene next to it so I have some sort of pictorial reference.
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Neil MacGregor
The focus in the Western pictorial tradition is on the body of Christ, the bit you can paint, the Nativity and the infancy, but above all the Passion, where you can find images for every stage and every moment.
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Alva Myrdal
There is a cultural factor promoting violence which nowadays undoubtedly is highly effective is the mass media. And particularly everything that enters our minds through pictorial media.
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Frank Stella
I want to make exalted art. A successful image has pictorial lift. I am looking for whatever is up there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICTORIAL»

Discover the use of pictorial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pictorial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pictorial Metaphor in Advertising
While some of these (e.g., symbolism, allegory) have been applied to pictorial phenomena, many have been hitherto primarily or exclusively familiar from the verbal realm. In the latter case investigations need to be made to see if, and how,  ...
Charles Forceville, 2002
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A Pictorial History of Costume from Ancient Times to the ...
A collection of annotated illustrations depicting examples of regional attire throughout history.
Wolfgang Bruhn, Max Tilke, 2004
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The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution: Or, ...
Tells the stories of the young nation and the sacrifices that made the colonies' dream of freedom become a reality.
Benson John Lossing, 1850
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Pictorial Nominalism: On Marcel Duchamp's Passage from ...
Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art.
Thierry De Duve, 2005
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Pictorial Victorians: The Inscription of Values in Word and ...
It demonstrates that the space between text and image is one in which values are both constructed and questioned."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Julia Thomas, 2004
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Images That Injure: Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media: ...
This book presents a series of original research essays on media images of groups including African Americans, Latinos, women, the elderly, the physically disabled, gays and lesbians, and Jewish Americans, just to mention a few.
Paul Martin Lester, 2011
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The Pictorial World of the Child
A lavishly illustrated book giving a comprehensive account of children's understanding and production of pictures.
Maureen Cox, 2005
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Pictorial Anatomy of the Cat
The very popular Pictorial Anatomy of the Cat, by Strephen Gilbert, originally published in 1968 and now its twelfth printing has been used in countless laboratories as a guide to dissection and supplement to introductory textbooks.
Stephen G. Gilbert, 1976
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Baroque and Rococo Pictorial Imagery: The 1758-60 Hertel ...
Excellent royalty-free reprint of 200 plates from rare 18th-century edition of 1593 classic that codified symbolism of baroque and rococo periods. New introduction, translations of captions and index, plate descriptions.
Cesare Ripa, 1971
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Pictorial Atlas of Soil and Seed Fungi: Morphologies of ...
The book illustrates all fungi alongside morphologies and colonies of their fresh agar cultures or dried specimens, providing ready access to morphologically similar fungi for quick comparison.
Tsuneo Watanabe, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICTORIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pictorial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Airtel Malawi golf pictorial: Msowoya, Mbilizi winners
Blantyre based Nestor Msowoya and Roza Mbilizi on Saturday emerged the winners for the 2015 Airtel Malawi Golf Tournament at Nchalo golf ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
2
Column: Post-Star to publish Warren County pictorial history book
We're planning to publish a hardcover pictorial history book — Warren County: The Early Years — which will be available before Christmas. «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
3
TEEN TOP are all smiles in a fun-filled summer pictorial for 'The Star'!
TEEN TOP let loose and had some carefree fun on a recent pictorial for 'The Star'! SEE ALSO: TEEN TOP hold a mini fanmeeting with fans near ... «allkpop, Jul 15»
4
'Will you shoot a tiger?' Pictorial advice from an Englishman in 1902 …
Pictorial advice from an Englishman in 1902 on how to hunt in India. From 'sitting down on a small mound' to 'priming the nipples', here's how ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
Makeup Pictorial: Winged eyeliner in 4 super easy steps
Makeup Pictorial: Winged eyeliner in 4 super easy steps. Makeup PictorialWinged eyeliner in 4 super easy steps. An easy step to step guide to ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
PICTORIAL: Coverage of consultations on term limits debate
Rwandans across the country were given an opportunity to air out their views on the on-going debate on whether or not to amend Article 101 of ... «RwandaEye, Jul 15»
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Pictorial of Minden's Pan Am Games
Chilliwack's Jazmyne Denhollander led the Canadian whitewater team with a Pan Am Games gold medal this past weekend at the Minden Wild ... «Haliburton County Echo, Jul 15»
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Shin Se Kyung is effortlessly sexy in pictorial for 'Cosmopolitan'
Shin Se Kyung is looking as gorgeous as always in her latest photoshoot with 'Cosmopolitan'! She looks sweet in some photos and dark and ... «allkpop, Jul 15»
9
Ceci Releases Sehun And Chanyeol's Summer Pictorial
After teasing fans with Instagram snippets, Ceci has finally released the full summer pictorial featuring EXO's Sehun and Chanyeol. «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
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Join us in our pictorial journey
It's an invitation to become a partner with us in a pictorial history book we're working on titled “Quad-City Memories.” Our community partners in ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pictorial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pictorial>. Apr 2024 ».
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