description

Description is a verbal preface of a person, place, or thing. Because description is a mode of expository writing which is relied upon in other expository modes, we sometimes find difficulty in imagining a purely descriptive essay. In a narrative, for example, description can make the setting of characters more vivid; in a process paper it can insure that the audience understands the finished product. Regardless of how we use description, it is easy to see that it strengthens an essay considerably. a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation. the act or method of describing, sort; kind; variety: dogs of every description. Geometry. the act or process of describing a figure. The act, process, or technique of describing. A representation in words of the nature and characteristics of a thing. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.