imager


im·age

I0041700 (ĭm′ĭj)n.1. a. A representation of the form of a person or object, such as a painting or photograph.b. A sculptured likeness.2. Physics An optically formed duplicate, counterpart, or other representative reproduction of an object, especially an optical reproduction formed by a lens or mirror.3. a. One that closely or exactly resembles another: He is the image of his uncle.b. Likeness; semblance: Genesis says that man was made in the image of God.4. a. The opinion or concept of something that is held by the public: the public's image of business leaders as greedy.b. The concept or character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media: an actor who tried to convey an image of refined beauty.5. A typical example or embodiment: That child is the image of good health.6. A mental picture of something not real or present: Our image of the cottage did not conform with reality.7. A vivid description or representation in words, especially a metaphor or simile: The poem uses the image of a barren tree to convey feelings of desolation.8. Mathematics A set of values of a function corresponding to a particular subset of a domain.9. Computers An exact replica of the contents of a storage device, such as a hard disk, stored on a second storage device, such as a network server.10. Obsolete An apparition.tr.v. im·aged, im·ag·ing, im·ag·es 1. a. To make or produce a likeness of: imaged the poet in bronze.b. To mirror or reflect: a statue imaged in the water.c. To make a visual representation of (an object) using remote scanning or technology such as magnetic resonance imaging: imaged the diseased kidneys; imaged the surface of Mars.2. To symbolize or typify: a kneeling woman imaging the nation's grief.3. To picture mentally; imagine or visualize: imaged each dive before doing it.4. To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture: The passage images what it's like to grow up poor.5. Computers a. To print (a file) using a laser printer, imagesetter, direct-to-plate press, or similar device.b. To transmit (an exact replica of the contents of a storage device) to another storage device: imaged the hard drive to the server.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imāgō; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]
im′age·less adj.im′ag·er n.i·mag′i·nal (ĭ-măj′ə-nəl) adj.

imager

(ˈɪmɪdʒə) n1. (Electronics) an electronic device that records images: a thermal imager. 2. (Photography) an electronic device that records images: a thermal imager.
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