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pictorial | distorted |

As an adjective pictorial

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

As a noun pictorial

is a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof.

As a verb distorted is

(distort).

pictorial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
  • Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , 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.

    • Usage notes

    Can be used comparatively “Could you give a more pictorial treatment of this subject?” but this usage is uncommon.

    Derived terms

    * pictorial convention * pictorialism * pictorially

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof
  • an article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs
  • (philately) a stamp featuring a vignette of local scenery or culture.

    • Usage notes

    * Individual titles will be capitalized e.g. "Sunday Pictorial" * In sense “an article consisting primarily of photographs”, particularly used of photographs of people, as in “The budding starlet is featured in a pictorial in a glossy magazine next week.”

    Coordinate terms

    * (collection of images) gallery, slideshow

    distorted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distort)

    • distort

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bring something out of shape.
  • (ergative) To become misshapen.
  • To give a false or misleading account of
    • In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

    Related terms

    * distorted (pos a) * distortion

    Derived terms

    * distorter

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) distorted; misshapen
  • * Spenser
    • Her face was ugly and her mouth distort .