/ɪˈmʌʤʌz/ - [imujuz] -
We found 3 definitions of images from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: images |
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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 |
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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?" |