legend, caption - brief description accompanying an illustration

artwork, graphics, nontextual matter, art - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book"

pictorial matter, picture - illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"

fig, figure - a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

chart - a visual display of information

graph, graphical record - a drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes

demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"

information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

apology, excuse - a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

exception - an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"

case in point, precedent - an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

quintessence - the most typical example or representative of a type

sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

specimen - an example regarded as typical of its class

plate - a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something