representational
pronunciation
How to pronounce representational in British English:
UK [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃənl]
How to pronounce representational in American English:
US [ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃənl]
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- Adjective:
- used especially of art
Word Origin
- representational (adj.)
- 1855, from representation + -al (1). Specifically of visual arts from 1923. Related: Representationally.
Example
- 1. Representational motifs largely replaced the earlier abstract decorations .
- 2. Representational auction houses outlining the panorama of art market .
- 3. These results support the privileged representational system view .
- 4. Our study is among the first to show that leg movement activates the right-hemisphere homologue to broca 's area , which offers more support for the idea that dance began as a form of representational communication .
- 5. From sawed scrollwork on houses to decorative sound holes in dulcimers , we have already encountered the essence of folk art -- the purely decorative or representational impulse that is satisfied by traditional means .