Illustrates

Examples

• The subject of gymnastic leads Plato to the sister subject of medicine, which he further illustrates by the parallel of law. Plato. The Republic.
• The Gulf Stream illustrates the transference of heat by convection. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The diagram, Fig. 12,[1] illustrates the operation. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Experience, with young people, easily illustrates the possibility and value of diffusion. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Geography, as often taught, illustrates the former; mathematics, beyond the rudiments of figuring, the latter. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• These various electrical features are diagrammatically shown in Fig. 2, which also illustrates the connection with the generating plant. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• This case well illustrates the spirit of our classifications. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• A simple statement of this system illustrates with greater force than an entire volume the revolution the nineteenth century has produced in the useful art of horology. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The following summary of machines made by the leading companies from 1853 to 1876 illustrates the early growth of this industry: Manufacturer. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Fig. 243 illustrates the method of sawing to produce this effect. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• This incident of the short ballot illustrates the cleavage between invention and routine. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• While this system of oiling is not unique, it was the first instance of its adaptation on so large and complete a scale, and illustrates the far-sightedness of his plans. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Figure 40 illustrates by a pile of pillows how the pressure of the air varies from level to level. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The following experiment illustrates notably the movement of the electric waves through free space: December 26, 1875. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Bramah's press illustrates how the theories of one age often lie dormant, but if true become the practices of a succeeding age. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Sherman, in his memoirs, relates an anecdote of his campaign to Atlanta that well illustrates this point. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Slavery only illustrates on an obvious scale what happens in some degree whenever an individual does not find himself in his work. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Figure 148 illustrates in a simple way the manner in which a mountain lake may serve to supply the inhabitants of a valley. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I will here give only one, as it illustrates the rule in its largest application. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• A bouncing ball illustrates the law of reflection. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.

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