Definition of depiction Depiction

/dɪpɪˈkʃʌn/ - [dipikshun] - de•pic•tion

We found 9 definitions of depiction from 5 different sources.

What does depiction mean?

Noun Plural: depictions
depiction - representation by drawing or painting etc
		delineation, portrayal
		pictorial representation, picturing visual representation as by photography or painting
depiction - a representation by picture or portraiture
		depicting, portraying, portrayal
		representational process any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
depiction - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
		word picture, word-painting, delineation, picture, characterization, characterisation
		verbal description, description sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
		epithet descriptive word or phrase
depiction - a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
		delineation, limning, line drawing
		drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"