Adjective

(-)

Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.

Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.

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, author= , title=Pixels or Perish , volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= citation , passage=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.}}

Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following pictorial conventions (of a photograph) – see pictorialism.