Pictorial vs. Visual

Pictorialadjective

Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.

Pictorialadjective

Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid.

Pictorialadjective

Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following pictorial conventions of a photograph – see pictorialism.

Pictorialnoun

a newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof

Pictorialnoun

an article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs

Pictorialnoun

(philately) a stamp featuring a vignette of local scenery or culture.

Pictorialadjective

Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.

Pictorialnoun

a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

Pictorialadjective

pertaining to or consisting of pictures;

Pictorialadjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind;

Pictorialadjective

of or expressed in pictures; illustrated

Pictorialnoun

a newspaper or periodical with pictures as a main feature

Visualadjective

Related to or affecting the vision.

Visualadjective

(obsolete) That can be seen; visible.

Visualnoun

Any element of something that depends on sight.

Visualnoun

An image; a picture; a graphic.

Visualnoun

(in the plural) All the visual elements of a multi-media presentation or entertainment, usually in contrast with normal text or audio.

Visualnoun

(advertising) A preliminary sketch.

Visualadjective

Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.

Visualadjective

That can be seen; visible.

Visualadjective

relating to or using sight;

Visualadjective

able to be seen;