Definition of images Images

/ɪˈmʌʤʌz/ - [imujuz] -

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  • images (Noun)
    Plural of image.

Part of speech

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  • images, verb, present, 3rd person singular of image (infinitive).
  • images, noun, plural of image.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: images

image - an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
  mental image
  internal representation, mental representation, representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
  imagination image, thought-image a mental image produced by the imagination
  memory image a mental image of something previously experienced
  visualisation, visualization, visual image a mental image that is similar to a visual perception
  mental picture, impression, picture a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
image - (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers"
  range, range of a function
  set several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
  math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
image - the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image"
image - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  trope, figure of speech, figure
  rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
  conceit the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
  irony incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
  hyperbole, exaggeration extravagant exaggeration
  kenning conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
  metaphor a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
  metonymy substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
  oxymoron conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
  prosopopoeia, personification the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
  simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
  synecdoche substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
  zeugma use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"
image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
  picture, icon, ikon
  representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
  bitmap, electronic image an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
  chiaroscuro a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
  montage, collage a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map"
  transparency, foil the quality of being clear and transparent
  computer graphic, graphic an image that is generated by a computer
  iconography the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"
  inset a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
  likeness, semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
  cyclorama, diorama, panorama a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
  reflexion, reflection the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
  cat scan, scan the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
image - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
  prototype, paradigm, epitome
  example, model an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
  concentrate a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"
image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
  effigy, simulacrum
  representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
  guy a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
  graven image, idol, god a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
  bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
image - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
  persona
  visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
  carl gustav jung, carl jung, jung Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)
  psychological science, psychology the science of mental life
image - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
  double, look-alike
  mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism

Verb

images, imaging, imaged  

image - render visible, as by means of MRI
  visualise, visualize make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"
image - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
  visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture
  conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • image (Noun)
    An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
  • image (Noun)
    A mental picture of something not real or not present.
  • image (Noun)
    A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy.
  • image (Noun)
    A characteristic of a person, group or company etc. , style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others.
  • image (Noun)
    Something mapped to by a function.
  • image (Noun)
    The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something.
  • image (Verb)
    To represent symbolically.
  • image (Verb)
    To reflect, mirror.
  • image (Verb)
    To create an image of.
  • image (Verb)
    To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • image (n.)
    An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance.
  • image (n.)
    Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol.
  • image (n.)
    Show; appearance; cast.
  • image (n.)
    A representation of anything to the mind; a picture drawn by the fancy; a conception; an idea.
  • image (n.)
    A picture, example, or illustration, often taken from sensible objects, and used to illustrate a subject; usually, an extended metaphor.
  • image (n.)
    The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror.
  • image (v. t.)
    To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure.
  • image (v. t.)
    To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the fancy or recollection; to imagine.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • image
    A representation of visible reality produced by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
  • image
    The visual representation of a person or an object.
  • image
    To picture or represent in the mind.
  • image
    To make an image of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • image
    im′āj, n. likeness: a statue: an idol: a representation in the mind, an idea: a picture in the imagination: (optics) the figure of any object formed by rays of light.—v.t. to form an image of: to form a likeness of in the mind.—adj. Im′ageless, having no image.—ns. Imagery (im′āj-ri, or im′āj-er-i), the work of the imagination: mental pictures: figures of speech: (orig.) images in general; Im′age-wor′ship, honour paid in worship to graven or painted representations of sacred persons or things. [O. Fr.,—L. imago, image; cf. imitāri, to imitate.]

Part of speech

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  • image, verb, present, 1st person singular of image (infinitive).
  • image, verb (infinitive).
  • image, noun, singular of images.

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