Synonyms: miniature, illumination
Definition: painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Similar words: painting, picture
Definition: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Usage: a small painting by Picasso; he bought the painting as an investment; his pictures hang in the Louvre
Synonyms: illuminance, illumination
Definition: the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Similar words: light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, brightness level
Definition: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
Usage: its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
Synonyms: illumination, elucidation, clarification
Definition: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
Usage: the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook
Similar words: interpretation
Definition: an explanation that results from interpreting something
Usage: the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence
Synonyms: illumination
Definition: the degree of visibility of your environment
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state
Synonyms: illumination, light
Definition: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Usage: follow God's light
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations