The Latin letter i may be used either as a vowel or a consonant. When used as a consonant, it often is replaced by the letter j, which originally, was simply an orthographic long i that was used in initial positions and when it occurred between two other vowels.
Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863â1935) An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. The origin of the word âillustrationâ is late Middle English: via Old French from Latin illustratio, from the verb illustrate.
diagram (plural diagrams) A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole. 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, âPixels or Perishâ, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106: Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse.