different between pectorial vs pictorial

English

Adjective

pectorial (not comparable)

1. (archaic) pectoral
   • 1837, Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine (volume 3, page 332)

     For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.

Anagrams

• aplerotic, carpolite, precoital

English

Alternative forms

• pictoral (uncommon, possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

Latin pict?rius (“of painting”), from pictor (“painter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?k?t??i.?l/

Adjective

pictorial (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
2. Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.
3. 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

• pictorialism
• pictorially

Translations

Noun

pictorial (plural pictorials)

1. a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof
2. an article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs
3. (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

Translations