Image (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
  2. an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface.
  3. a mental representation; idea; conception.
  4. a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus.
  5. form; appearance; semblance: We are all created in God's image.
  6. counterpart; copy: That child is the image of his mother.
  7. a symbol; emblem.
  8. the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., especially as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill.
  9. a type; embodiment: Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration.
  10. a description of something in speech or writing: Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language.
  11. a figure of speech, especially a metaphor or a simile.
  12. an idol or representation of a deity: They knelt down before graven images.
  13. the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function.
  14. an illusion or apparition.
verb (used with object), im·aged, im·ag·ing.
  1. to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive.
  2. to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc.
  3. to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface: Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.
  4. to reflect the likeness of; mirror.
  5. to set forth in speech or writing; describe.
  6. to symbolize; typify.
  7. to resemble.
  8. to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.): The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail.
  9. to transform (data) into an exact replica in a different form, as changing digital data to pixels for display on a screen or representing a medical scan of a body part in digital form.
noun
  1. a representation or likeness of a person or thing, esp in sculpture
  2. an optically formed reproduction of an object, such as one formed by a lens or mirror
  3. a person or thing that resembles another closely; double or copy
  4. a mental representation or picture; idea produced by the imagination
  5. the personality presented to the public by a person, organization, etc
  6. the pattern of light that is focused on to the retina of the eye
  7. the mental experience of something that is not immediately present to the senses, often involving memory
  8. a personification of a specified quality; epitome
  9. a mental picture or association of ideas evoked in a literary work, esp in poetry
  10. a figure of speech, such as a simile or metaphor
  11. maths
    • (of a point) the value of a function, f(x), corresponding to the point x
    • the range of a function
  12. an obsolete word for apparition
verb (tr)
  1. to picture in the mind; imagine
  2. to make or reflect an image of
  3. to project or display on a screen or visual display unit
  4. to portray or describe
  5. to be an example or epitome of; typify
Image (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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