image

1 of 2

noun

im·age ˈi-mij How to pronounce image (audio)

: a visual representation of something: such as

(1)

: a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material

(2)

: a picture produced on an electronic display (such as a television or computer screen)

: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (such as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device

a(1)

: a mental picture or impression of something

had a negative body image of herself

(2)

: a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation

a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice

Herbert Brownell

: idea, concept

: a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media

promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern

R. C. Buck

: exact likeness : semblance

God created man in his own image

Genesis 1:27 (Revised Standard Version)

: a person strikingly like another person

she is the image of her mother

: a tangible or visible representation : incarnation

the image of filial devotion

archaic : an illusory form : apparition

: a vivid or graphic representation or description

: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing

especially : an imitation in solid form : statue

: figure of speech

: a set of values given by a mathematical function (such as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain

image

2 of 2

verb

imaged; imaging

transitive verb

: to create a representation of

also : to form an image of

imaged Jupiter's rings

image the bone using X-rays

: to represent symbolically

: to call up a mental picture of : imagine

: to describe or portray in language especially in a vivid manner

: reflect, mirror

: to make appear : project

: to make a disk image of

Many computer forensics programs now include the option of imaging a suspect drive.

Yvonne Jewkes

imager

ˈi-mi-jər

noun

Example Sentences

Noun She studied her image in the mirror. The kids sat staring at the images on the TV screen. painters capturing images of war black-and-white images of the city His poem evokes images of the sea and warm summer days. He is trying hard to improve his image. The law suit has negatively affected the company's public image. a politician who cares more about image than about telling the truth Verb in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Working across various media, in both public and private spaces, and between language and image, Holzer has demonstrated her fascination with the total, sensorial experience of contemporary life.

Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Removing the federal immunity will not be enough, however, because the cultural biases and economic incentives shielding nonconsensual image-sharing run deep.

Danielle Keats Citron, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 After initially showing interest, all three companies declined to work with Black Rifle, citing the company’s image.

Megan Keller, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Death and destruction may litter the landscape, but Lee’s image collaborators remind us that there is beauty alongside the ashes.

Casey Gerald, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Some of these can be made out in the lower right of Webb’s new image.

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 That coalition building was sorely needed, because Puerto Rico and its residents have an unusual image problem in philanthropy, said Hispanic Federation President and CEO Frankie Miranda.

Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s congressional testimony on Tuesday was every bit as damaging for the company’s image as Elon Musk might have hoped.

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Kulakivska stayed behind to look for the three missing men, keeping a mental image of them coming home, walking through the front gate.

Shira Pinson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022

Verb

There is simply the capacity to image so much more than physicians are used to, and monitoring constantly may require leveraging recent advances in software.

Edward Chen, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 One of the design goals for the James Webb Space Telescope was to provide the ability to image at wavelengths that would reveal the Universe's first stars and galaxies.

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022 From there, the team digitally combined raw frames into deeper, more polished exposures and then passed them on to image processors for color rendering.

New York Times, 12 July 2022 This still image from video shows Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, N.J., at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, center right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.

CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 Juno will image Io again from a distance during a flyby in December 2022, but is scheduled to get to within just 900 miles/1,500 km of Io in both December 2023 and February 2024.

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Toussaint is an optics expert whose lab at Brown University creates precision techniques to image and assess biological tissues.

Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 19 Aug. 2022 Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool.

Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 To image different body systems, Zhao’s team tested versions of the probe that produce waves at different frequencies and thus penetrate the body to different depths.

Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "effigy, figure, mental impression of something observed, reflection, resemblance," borrowed from Anglo-French, shortened from imagene, borrowed from Latin imāgin-, imāgō "representation, reflection, apparition, semblance, copy, visible form," from imā- (probably the stem of an otherwise unattested verb *imārī with the same base as imitārī "to follow as a pattern, copy") + -gin-, -gō, denominal or deverbal noun suffix — more at imitate

Verb

Middle English imagen, in part derivative of image image entry 1, in part borrowed from Middle French ymagier "to imagine," derivative of image

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

image

noun

im·age ˈi-mij How to pronounce image (audio)

: a picture or reflection of something produced by a device (as a mirror or lens)

We watched the images on the screen.

: someone who looks very much like another

She is the image of her mother.

: the thought of how something looks

An image appeared in his head of his parents hugging each other and crying.

Louis Sachar, Holes

: a representation (as a picture or statue) of something

: an idea of what someone or something is like

He has an image as a troublemaker.

Medical Definition

image 1 of 2

noun

im·age ˈim-ij How to pronounce image (audio)

: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device see real image, virtual image

: a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material

: a mental picture or impression of something

had a negative body image of herself

: as

a(1)

: a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation

the compassionate small-town family doctor, an image that the AMA deeply admires

Current Biography

(2)

: an idealized conception of a person and especially a parent that is formed by an infant or child, is retained in the unconscious, and influences behavior in later life

the overwhelming influence of the mother image

John Messenger

called also imago

: the memory of a perception in psychology that is modified by subsequent experience

also : the representation of the source of a stimulus on a receptor mechanism

image

2 of 2

verb

imaged; imaging

transitive verb

: to call up a mental picture of : imagine

: to create a representation of

also : to form an image of

the liver was imaged

the animals were anesthetized and imaged with a gamma camera

R. T. Proffitt et al.

intransitive verb

: to form an image

单词	images
释义	image 1 of 2 noun im·age ˈi-mij 1 a : a visual representation of something: such as (1) : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material (2) : a picture produced on an electronic display (such as a television or computer screen) b : the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (such as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device 2 a(1) : a mental picture or impression of something had a negative body image of herself (2) : a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice Herbert Brownell b : idea, concept 3 : a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern R. C. Buck 4 a : exact likeness : semblance God created man in his own image Genesis 1:27 (Revised Standard Version) b : a person strikingly like another person she is the image of her mother 5 a : a tangible or visible representation : incarnation the image of filial devotion b archaic : an illusory form : apparition 6 : a vivid or graphic representation or description 7 : a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing especially : an imitation in solid form : statue 8 : figure of speech 9 : a set of values given by a mathematical function (such as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain image 2 of 2 verb imaged; imaging transitive verb 1 a : to create a representation of also : to form an image of imaged Jupiter's rings image the bone using X-rays b : to represent symbolically 2 : to call up a mental picture of : imagine 3 : to describe or portray in language especially in a vivid manner 4 a : reflect, mirror b : to make appear : project 5 : to make a disk image of Many computer forensics programs now include the option of imaging a suspect drive. Yvonne Jewkes imager ˈi-mi-jər noun Synonyms Noun alter ego carbon carbon copy clone counterpart doppelgänger doppelganger double duplicate duplication facsimile fetch likeness look-alike match mirror image picture replica ringer spit spitting image twin Verb depict picture portray represent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She studied her image in the mirror. The kids sat staring at the images on the TV screen. painters capturing images of war black-and-white images of the city His poem evokes images of the sea and warm summer days. He is trying hard to improve his image. The law suit has negatively affected the company's public image. a politician who cares more about image than about telling the truth Verb in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Working across various media, in both public and private spaces, and between language and image, Holzer has demonstrated her fascination with the total, sensorial experience of contemporary life. Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Removing the federal immunity will not be enough, however, because the cultural biases and economic incentives shielding nonconsensual image-sharing run deep. Danielle Keats Citron, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 After initially showing interest, all three companies declined to work with Black Rifle, citing the company’s image. Megan Keller, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Death and destruction may litter the landscape, but Lee’s image collaborators remind us that there is beauty alongside the ashes. Casey Gerald, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Some of these can be made out in the lower right of Webb’s new image. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 That coalition building was sorely needed, because Puerto Rico and its residents have an unusual image problem in philanthropy, said Hispanic Federation President and CEO Frankie Miranda. Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s congressional testimony on Tuesday was every bit as damaging for the company’s image as Elon Musk might have hoped. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Kulakivska stayed behind to look for the three missing men, keeping a mental image of them coming home, walking through the front gate. Shira Pinson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Verb There is simply the capacity to image so much more than physicians are used to, and monitoring constantly may require leveraging recent advances in software. Edward Chen, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 One of the design goals for the James Webb Space Telescope was to provide the ability to image at wavelengths that would reveal the Universe's first stars and galaxies. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022 From there, the team digitally combined raw frames into deeper, more polished exposures and then passed them on to image processors for color rendering. New York Times, 12 July 2022 This still image from video shows Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, N.J., at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, center right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 Juno will image Io again from a distance during a flyby in December 2022, but is scheduled to get to within just 900 miles/1,500 km of Io in both December 2023 and February 2024. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Toussaint is an optics expert whose lab at Brown University creates precision techniques to image and assess biological tissues. Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 19 Aug. 2022 Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 To image different body systems, Zhao’s team tested versions of the probe that produce waves at different frequencies and thus penetrate the body to different depths. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, "effigy, figure, mental impression of something observed, reflection, resemblance," borrowed from Anglo-French, shortened from imagene, borrowed from Latin imāgin-, imāgō "representation, reflection, apparition, semblance, copy, visible form," from imā- (probably the stem of an otherwise unattested verb imārī with the same base as imitārī* "to follow as a pattern, copy") + -gin-, -gō, denominal or deverbal noun suffix — more at imitate Verb Middle English imagen, in part derivative of image image entry 1, in part borrowed from Middle French ymagier "to imagine," derivative of image First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing image father image graven image real image public image spitting image self-image disk image image tube virtual image mirror image counter-image the spitting image See More father image graven image real image public image spitting image self-image disk image image tube virtual image mirror image counter-image the spitting image See More Kids Definition image noun im·age ˈi-mij 1 : a picture or reflection of something produced by a device (as a mirror or lens) We watched the images on the screen. 2 : someone who looks very much like another She is the image of her mother. 3 : the thought of how something looks An image appeared in his head of his parents hugging each other and crying. Louis Sachar, Holes 4 : a representation (as a picture or statue) of something 5 : an idea of what someone or something is like He has an image as a troublemaker. Medical Definition image 1 of 2 noun im·age ˈim-ij 1 a : the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device see real image, virtual image b : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material 2 : a mental picture or impression of something had a negative body image of herself : as a(1) : a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation the compassionate small-town family doctor, an image that the AMA deeply admires Current Biography (2) : an idealized conception of a person and especially a parent that is formed by an infant or child, is retained in the unconscious, and influences behavior in later life the overwhelming influence of the mother image John Messenger called also imago b : the memory of a perception in psychology that is modified by subsequent experience also : the representation of the source of a stimulus on a receptor mechanism image 2 of 2 verb imaged; imaging transitive verb 1 : to call up a mental picture of : imagine 2 : to create a representation of also : to form an image of the liver was imaged the animals were anesthetized and imaged with a gamma camera R. T. Proffitt et al. intransitive verb : to form an image images 1 of 2 noun plural of image 1 as in pictures something or someone that strongly resembles another the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pictures replicas twins portraits clones duplicates counterparts duplications facsimiles likenesses mirror images equivalents doubles carbon copies portrayals alter egos carbons ringers fetches doppelgängers doppelgangers matches spitting images spits look-alikes effigies companions equals analogues Chinese copies fellows parallels mates analogs Antonyms & Near Antonyms opposites antitheses reverses converses 2 as in illustrations a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals Synonyms & Similar Words pictures illustrations portraits photographs depictions drawings likenesses representations icons views watercolors ikons sketches silhouettes etchings collages resemblances montages doodles diagrams cartoons caricatures daubs delineations hieroglyphs ideograms hieroglyphics pictographs finger paintings ideographs 3 as in thoughts something imagined or pictured in the mind a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place Synonyms & Similar Words pictures thoughts ideas notions concepts impressions conceptions abstractions observations perceptions reflections cogitations intellections mind's eyes assumptions theories prejudices beliefs apprehensions illusions premonitions hunches preconceptions presentiments chimeras hallucinations hypotheses cognitions delusions convictions phantasms conceits speculations whims caprices guesses vagaries prepossessions fantasms conjectures inspirations brain waves fancies surmises conclusions brainstorms kinks suppositions freaks brainchildren Antonyms & Near Antonyms facts realities actualities 4 as in manifestations a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior Synonyms & Similar Words manifestations avatars icons abstracts incarnations models objectifications personifications essences externalizations instantiations incorporations genii ikons personalizations realizations souls geniuses personifiers embodiments patterns actualizations exemplifications embodiers epitomes paradigms substantiations reincarnations archetypes concretizations exemplars quintessences images 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of image 1 as in depicts to present a picture of in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark Synonyms & Similar Words depicts pictures portrays documents represents sketches describes silhouettes diagrams outlines renders shows illustrates caricatures delineates 2 as in describes to give a representation or account of in words the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant Synonyms & Similar Words describes pictures depicts portrays sketches paints renders sets out illustrates reports characterizes outlines labels limns displays recounts delineates exhibits draws represents vignettes silhouettes summarizes defines shows narrates hints relates traces suggests tells demonstrates drafts recites sums up qualifies reimages touches off rehearses redescribes Antonyms & Near Antonyms colors distorts perverts misrepresents falsifies warps twists misstates garbles misdescribes See More 3 as in reflects to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise Synonyms & Similar Words reflects mirrors copies clones duplicates replicates reproduces repeats imitates reduplicates 4 as in dreams to form a mental picture of anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening Synonyms & Similar Words pictures dreams envisions features visions sees fantasies visualizes plans conceives conceits fancies fantasizes imagines envisages contemplates daydreams ideates conjures (up) projects reflects muses hallucinates stargazes reminisces manufactures relives ponders ruminates meditates invents foresees concocts re-creates prefigures fabricates makes up
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image

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