[pik-tawr-ee-uh
l, -tohr-ee-uhl] 
| 1. | pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture. |
| 2. | illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance. |
| 4. | having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor. |
| 5. | a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature. |
| 6. | a magazine feature that is primarily photographic. |
| pic·to·ri·al (pĭk-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.
[From Latin pictōrius, from pictor, painter; see Pictor.] pic·to'ri·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., pic·to'ri·al·ly adv. |