Depiction

Definitions: Depiction

Depiction

Noun

1. 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".

2. A representation by picture or portraiture.

3. A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects.

4. Representation by drawing or painting etc.

Etymology: Depiction \De*pic"tion\, noun. [Latin expression depictio.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Depiction

Synonyms: characterisation (n), characterization (n), delineation (n), depicting (n), limning (n), line drawing (n), picture (n), portrayal (n), portraying (n), word picture (n), word-painting (n). (additional references)

Domain	Title
Books	Abbild: Recent Portraiture and Depiction (reference) Cogewea, the Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range (reference) Depiction (reference) On Country Roads and Fields: The Depiction of the 18Th-And 19Th-Century Landscape (reference) On Depiction (reference) (more book examples)
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	Art depiction of land protected with conservation buffers and other practices. Artist is Scott Patton.Credit: NRCS Art by Scott Patton.		Artist depiction of numerous improvements that can be made to restored wetlands to enhance the wetlands for benefits to wildlife. Scott Patton, artist.Credit: NRCS Art by Scott Patton.
	Schematic depiction of the osmotic stress action in the case of actin polymerization (Picture courtesy R.P. Rand, Brock U).Credit: NICHD.		The bag features the name J.A. Fort and a depiction of USS Congress among its decorations and symbols.Credit: NAVY.
	This emblem was received from the ship in 1958. It features an alligator (symbol of the Amphibious Force) in Pilgrim dress, standing on the ship's namesake, Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. A depiction of USS Plymouth Rock is in the left background.Credit: NAVY.		Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862, giving a very rough depiction of the ship's intended appearance. She was originally named Moodna, but was renamed Keokuk while under construction.Credit: NAVY.
	Oil on canvas, 28" x 26", by McClelland Barclay, USNR (1891-1943). Painting signed and dated by the artist, 1942. It includes a depiction of the Medal of Honor, which was posthumously awarded to Rear Admiral Scott for "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity" during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942.Credit: NAVY.		Engraving published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", 1861. Taken over by the Confederacy earlier in the year, Yorktown had been renamed Patrick Henry by September 1861. This depiction is rather inaccurate.Credit: NAVY.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Afghanistan	Taliban leader Mullah Omar reportedly banned the use, production, trade, and stockpiling of mines in 1998. Despite the general prohibition on the depiction of living things, the Taliban reportedly once allowed the visual depiction of persons in demining educational materials. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Depiction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Depiction" is used about 175 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	175	23,506

Expression using "depiction": elemental depiction. Additional references.
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The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "depiction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		vizatim (description, design, diagram, draftsmanship, draughtsmanship, drawing, tracery), pikturim, përshkrim (commentary, delineation, description, portrait, portraiture, presentment, profile, recital, write up). (various references)

Arabic		‏وصف (adjective, attributive, capacity, characterization, characterize, demonstrate, demonstration, depict, describe, description, dub, painting, picture, portray, term), ‏تصوير (description, drawing, figuration, illustration, makings, photograph, photography, picturing, portrayal, representation, reproduction), ‏رسم (block, charge, daub, depict, describe, description, design, draft, draught, draw, drawing, etch, etching, exhibit, figure to oneself, formalize, image, impost, lay, lay out, limn, line, mark out, pattern, pencil, picture, plotter, portray, portrayal, protract, scrawl, sketch, tableau, trace, trace over, weave). (various references)

Bulgarian		рисуване (draughtsmanship, drawing, painting, portrayal), рисунка (draft, drawing, picture, tracery), обрисуване (delineation, portrayal), обрисовка (portraiture, presentment), описание (account, delineation, description, narration, narrative, portraiture, portrayal), изобразяване (portrayal, representation), изображение (description, effigy, image, picture, portrait, representation, simulacrum). (various references)

Chinese		描述 (Delineation, Depict, Depicted, Depicting, Describe, Described, Describing, Description). (various references)

Czech		vylíèení (representation). (various references)

French		description (demonstration, description), représentation (description), peinture. (various references)

German		Schilderung (account, description, narration, narrative, portrait, portrayal, recital). (various references)

Greek		απεικόνιση (imaging, map, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, representation, typification). (various references)

Hebrew		תאור (account, description, narration, outline, portrayal, representation, sketch). (various references)

Hungarian		megrajzolás, ábrázolás (delineation, imagery, portrayal, presentment, rendition, representation). (various references)

Indonesian		penggambaran (description, drafting). (various references)

Italian		raffigurazione (representation), pittura (enamel, image, paint, painting, picture). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		描写 (description, portrayal). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		びょうしゃ (description, hospital, infirmary, portrayal, ward). (various references)

Korean		묘사 (Delineating, Delineation, Depicting, Description, Portrayal). (various references)

Pig Latin		epictionday

Romanian		desen (design, designing, draft, draught, drawing, free hand, pad, pattern, sketch), descriere (delineation, description, portraiture, portrayal, presentment, relation, representation, sketch), pictare. (various references)

Russian		описание (account, declaration, definition, description, exposition, manuals, portrait, portraiture, scripting, specification, specification statement, write up), изображение (delineation, description, effigy, figure, icon, ikon, image, imagery, portrait, portrayal, reflection, reflexion, representation, scenes). (various references)

Spanish		descripción (account, concept description, content, description, documentation, epithet, essay, explanation, generalization, label, painting, portraiture, portrayal), representación (concert, performance, personation, picture, portrayal, presentation, presentment, rendering, representation, representment). (various references)

Swedish		skildring (description, painting, picture), framställning (account, delivery, description, exposé, exposition, extraction, interpretation, making, manufacturing, narration, personation, petition, picture, presentment, production, proposal, rendering, representation, request, style), bild (effigy, figure, frame, image, photo, pic, picture, portrait, reflection). (various references)

Turkish		tasvir (description, pen-portrait, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, version), tarif (characterization, definition, delineation, description, specification). (various references)

Ukranian		картина (canvas, painting, picture), образ (character, eidolon, exemplar, image, imago, portrait, similitude, vision), опис (anagraph, calendar, description, exposition, indenture), малюнок (cut out), зображення (description, effigy, icon, ikon, image, impersonation, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, prefiguration, presentment, reflex, representation, resemblance, simulacrum, video), змалювання (description), портрет (likeness, portrait, portraiture). (various references)

Vietnamese		thuật vẽ, sự miêu tả (presentment), hoạ sự tả. (various references)

Welsh		portread (pattern, portrayal). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "depiction": depictions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Depiction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: depention, depetion, deriction, dipiction, ediction, repition. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "depiction" (pronounced dupi"kshun)
5	-i" k sh u n	addiction, affliction, benediction, constriction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, nonfiction, prediction, restriction.
4	-k sh u n	abduction, abstraction, action, advection, affection, attraction, auction, circumspection, collection, complexion, compunction, concoction, conduction, confection, conjunction, connection, construction, contraction, convection, correction, deconstruction, deduction, defection, destruction, detection, diffraction, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissatisfaction, dissection, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, ejection, election, erection, exaction, extinction, extraction, faction, flexion, fraction, function, imperfection, inaction, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infraction, injection, injunction, inspection, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introduction, introspection, junction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, objection, obstruction, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, perfection, predilection, preelection, production, projection, protection, reaction, recollection, reconstruction, redirection, reduction, reelection, reflection, reinspection, reintroduction, rejection, reproduction, resurrection, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, section, seduction, selection, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: epidotic.
	-2 letters: ctenoid, deontic, diction, edition, entopic, identic, incited, nepotic, noticed, picoted, poditic, pointed.
	-3 letters: citied, codein, coedit, coined, copied, depict, dipnet, docent, incept, incite, indict, indite, iodine, noetic, notice, opined, pectin, pinite, pionic, pitied, podite, poetic, pointe, ponced, ponied, tiepin, tineid.
	-4 letters: cento, cited, coden, coned, conte, coped, copen, coted, depot, dicot, edict.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: depictions, prediction.
	+2 letters: copyediting, description, predication, predictions.
	+3 letters: antiperiodic, decapitation, depreciation, descriptions, miscaptioned, periodontics, pontificated, precondition, predications, predilection, preinduction.
	+4 letters: decapitations, decomposition, decrepitation, depreciations, dryopithecine, endoparasitic, preconditions, predilections, preinductions, redescription, reduplication.
	+5 letters: decompositions, decrepitations, depoliticizing, dryopithecines, misdescription, nondescriptive, photoinductive, platinocyanide, preconditioned, redescriptions, reduplications, superinduction.
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