imagingn.

Brit.

/ˈɪmᵻdʒɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– imaging, 1800s– imageing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: image v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < image v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of image v.

1. The action or process of forming a mental image of something; an instance of this. Also: the action or process of representing something in written or pictorial or other artistic form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > act of imagining

imagination1340

conceptiona1387

imaginingc1430

suppositiona1529

conceiving1559

picturing1562

conceiting1563

fancy1581

forgery1582

surmise1592

imagery1595

imaging1648

ideation1818

envisagement1877

visualizing1880

envisaging1883

visualization1883

envisioning1938

projecting1960

1648 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Descr. Three Princ. xvi. 178 There cometh the third Regiment to the Imaging (or forming) of the Word [Ger. Bildung des Worts], from the Spirit of the Starres and Elements, and it mingleth it selfe in the house and senses of the minde.

1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. The delightful imaging of persons, actions, passions, or things.

a1740 H. Felton Sermons (1748) i. viii. 160 To express the moulding and fashioning the Clay into what Form he pleaseth, according to the Imagings of his own Fancy.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. x. 157 The sun-tracing would not deceive, as her own tricks of imageing might do.

1920 S. Alexander Space, Time & Deity I. 25 In imaging the act of mind is provoked from within.

1943 Mind 52 333 ‘Imagination’ sometimes means the forming and contemplating of mental images, visual, auditory or other; this is more appropriately called ‘imaging’.

1953 H. H. Price Thinking & Experience viii. 236 All these people, whose thoughts are concerned with the spatial relations of things..would be completely at a loss if the power of visual imaging suddenly deserted them.

1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 83/1 ‘Imaging’ is a control process in which verbal information is remembered through visual images; for example, Cicero suggested learning long lists (or speeches) by placing each member of the list in a visual representation of successive rooms of a well-known building.

2003 D. Campbell in F. Debrix & C. Weber Rituals of Mediation iv. 69 (heading) Documentary photography and the imaging of famine.

2. The action or process of forming an image of something by instrumental or technological means, typically for a purpose such as research, medical diagnosis, or reconnaissance. Cf. image v. 7.Frequently with word designating the technique used or thing imaged, as magnetic resonance, medical, thermal imaging, etc.

ΚΠ

1921 Brit. Patent 149,280 3/1 The imaging of a stationary object-point P by the rhombic prisms.

1957 Canad. Services Med. Jrnl. 13 519 It was apparent that ‘thermography’ or heat imaging by suitable equipment might have a very important place in the early diagnosis of breast lesions.

1987 S. Brand Media Lab i. iv. 67 Remote imaging from space by civilian services is approaching military standards.

1997 P. Cornwell Unnatural Exposure v. 90 One of these days I want to move us into ultraviolet imaging.

2002 F. Close et al. Particle Odyssey xii. 226 Mammography—the X-ray imaging of breast tissue.

Compounds

General attributive.Some attributive uses of imaging could be taken as examples of imaging adj.

ΚΠ

1865 J. H. Jones Know Truth ii. 72 The activity of the imaging faculty, engaged in constructing some form in the inner or mental sense, from forms actually observed.

1920 A. E. Elmore Librarian's Open Shelf 320 This does not depend on ignorance or the reverse, but on imaging power.

1929 Brit. Patent 314,781 1/1 A narrow adjustable lens situated in the focal plane common to the imaging lens of the first system and the collimating lens of the second.

1965 BioScience 15 773 (caption) The image is formed at the focus of the imaging optics, which may be the eye, a camera lens, or a special objective.

1988 J. C. Bell et al. Zoonoses 75 Localize carcass cysts by X-ray, ultrasound and other imaging techniques.

2006 D. Coon Psychology (ed. 10) ix. 333/2 People with good imaging abilities tend to score higher on tests of creativity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imaging
释义	imagingn. Brit. /ˈɪmᵻdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– imaging, 1800s– imageing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: image v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < image v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of image v. 1. The action or process of forming a mental image of something; an instance of this. Also: the action or process of representing something in written or pictorial or other artistic form. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > act of imagining imagination1340 conceptiona1387 imaginingc1430 suppositiona1529 conceiving1559 picturing1562 conceiting1563 fancy1581 forgery1582 surmise1592 imagery1595 imaging1648 ideation1818 envisagement1877 visualizing1880 envisaging1883 visualization1883 envisioning1938 projecting1960 1648 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Descr. Three Princ. xvi. 178 There cometh the third Regiment to the Imaging (or forming) of the Word [Ger. Bildung des Worts], from the Spirit of the Starres and Elements, and it mingleth it selfe in the house and senses of the minde. 1667 J. Dryden Let. to Sir R. Howard in Annus Mirabilis 1666 Pref. The delightful imaging of persons, actions, passions, or things. a1740 H. Felton Sermons (1748) i. viii. 160 To express the moulding and fashioning the Clay into what Form he pleaseth, according to the Imagings of his own Fancy. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. x. 157 The sun-tracing would not deceive, as her own tricks of imageing might do. 1920 S. Alexander Space, Time & Deity I. 25 In imaging the act of mind is provoked from within. 1943 Mind 52 333 ‘Imagination’ sometimes means the forming and contemplating of mental images, visual, auditory or other; this is more appropriately called ‘imaging’. 1953 H. H. Price Thinking & Experience viii. 236 All these people, whose thoughts are concerned with the spatial relations of things..would be completely at a loss if the power of visual imaging suddenly deserted them. 1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 83/1 ‘Imaging’ is a control process in which verbal information is remembered through visual images; for example, Cicero suggested learning long lists (or speeches) by placing each member of the list in a visual representation of successive rooms of a well-known building. 2003 D. Campbell in F. Debrix & C. Weber Rituals of Mediation iv. 69 (heading) Documentary photography and the imaging of famine. 2. The action or process of forming an image of something by instrumental or technological means, typically for a purpose such as research, medical diagnosis, or reconnaissance. Cf. image v. 7.Frequently with word designating the technique used or thing imaged, as magnetic resonance, medical, thermal imaging, etc. ΚΠ 1921 Brit. Patent 149,280 3/1 The imaging of a stationary object-point P by the rhombic prisms. 1957 Canad. Services Med. Jrnl. 13 519 It was apparent that ‘thermography’ or heat imaging by suitable equipment might have a very important place in the early diagnosis of breast lesions. 1987 S. Brand Media Lab i. iv. 67 Remote imaging from space by civilian services is approaching military standards. 1997 P. Cornwell Unnatural Exposure v. 90 One of these days I want to move us into ultraviolet imaging. 2002 F. Close et al. Particle Odyssey xii. 226 Mammography—the X-ray imaging of breast tissue. Compounds General attributive.Some attributive uses of imaging could be taken as examples of imaging adj. ΚΠ 1865 J. H. Jones Know Truth ii. 72 The activity of the imaging faculty, engaged in constructing some form in the inner or mental sense, from forms actually observed. 1920 A. E. Elmore Librarian's Open Shelf 320 This does not depend on ignorance or the reverse, but on imaging power. 1929 Brit. Patent 314,781 1/1 A narrow adjustable lens situated in the focal plane common to the imaging lens of the first system and the collimating lens of the second. 1965 BioScience 15 773 (caption) The image is formed at the focus of the imaging optics, which may be the eye, a camera lens, or a special objective. 1988 J. C. Bell et al. Zoonoses 75 Localize carcass cysts by X-ray, ultrasound and other imaging techniques. 2006 D. Coon Psychology (ed. 10) ix. 333/2 People with good imaging abilities tend to score higher on tests of creativity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). imagingadj. Brit. /ˈɪmᵻdʒɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: image v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < image v. + -ing suffix². That creates an image or images. ΚΠ 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. v. 231 The Divine Ideas..are not imaging or imitative, but archetypal representatives. a1849 H. N. Coleridge tr. F. W. J. Schelling in S. T. Coleridge Notes & Lectures upon Shakespeare & Poets & Dramatists with Lit. Remains II. 364 The imaging art (die bildenden Kunst), in the oldest form of expression, is styled a dumb poetry. 1991 R. A. Jamieson Day at Office 1 This book is a day and a night in the life of a Scottish city, seen through the imaging eye of a dreaming worker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648adj.1701
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imagingn.

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imagingadj.