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avataran electronic image in a computer game or various online sites av·a·tar A0543600 (ăv′ə-tär′)n.1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.2. An embodiment or manifestation, as of a quality or concept: "Reagan was at his strongest as the avatar of American consensus, peddling a sunny normalcy, a happy-go-lucky and ultimately accommodating attitude" (Gil Troy).3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.4. An icon, graphic, or other image by which a person represents himself or herself on a communications network or in a virtual community, such as a chatroom or multiplayer game.
[Sanskrit avatāraḥ, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]avatar (ˈævəˌtɑː) n1. (Hinduism) Hinduism the manifestation of a deity, notably Vishnu, in human, superhuman, or animal form2. a visible manifestation or embodiment of an abstract concept; archetype3. (Computer Science) a movable image that represents a person in a virtual reality environment or in cyberspace[C18: from Sanskrit avatāra a going down, from avatarati he descends, from ava down + tarati he passes over]av•a•tar (ˈæv əˌtɑr, ˌæv əˈtɑr)
n. 1. an incarnation of a Hindu god. 2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life. 3. Computers. a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet. [1775–85; < Skt avatāra a passing down] avatarA digital construct (often an image file) that represents the online user in a virtual world.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  avatar - a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning"embodiment, incarnationpersonification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism"deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital"reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion" | | 2. |  avatar - the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"Hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindus |
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avatar1. Hinduism the manifestation of a deity, notably Vishnu, in human, superhuman, or animal form 2. a movable image that represents a person in a virtual reality environment or in cyberspace Avatar (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Vishnu is the Hindu god of goodness. He has come to Earth when needed in the past in a series of so-called descents or avatars. These are incarnations. Tradition says there will be ten of them, nine of which have already passed: A dwarf who saved the world from a demon. Prince Rama, defender of the good. Krishna, the poet and warrior who reestablished the principles of religion. A fish that rescued the first man, Manu, from a worldwide flood. A tortoise. A boar. A man-lion. A warrior hero. Prince Gautama, the Buddha. Yet to come: A messiah with a sword of flame who will come at the end of the fourth period of the world to save the righteous and destroy the wicked. He will be riding a white horse. avatar[′av·ə‚tär] (computer science) A virtual representation of a person or a person's interactions with others in a virtual environment, conveying a sense of someone's presence (known as telepresence) by providing the location (position and orientation) and identity; examples include the graphical human figure model, the talking head, and the real-time reproduction of a three-dimesional human image. avatar (chat, virtual reality)An image representing a user in amulti-user virtual reality (or VR-like, in the case ofPalace) space.avatar (2)(CMU, Tektronix) root, superuser. There are quite afew Unix computers on which the name of the superuseraccount is "avatar" rather than "root". This quirk wasoriginated by a CMU hacker who disliked the term"superuser", and was propagated through an ex-CMU hacker atTektronix.avatarA graphic identity that users select to represent themselves in a chat, instant messaging (IM) or multiplayer gaming session. An avatar is generally a caricature, rather than a realistic photo, and can be anything from a simple cartoon to a bizarre fantasy figure. However, images of real objects are also used. The term is a Sanskrit word that means the incarnation of a god on earth, and this usage of the term came from the gaming and 3D chat worlds. See VRML.
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| These are four examples from the AvatarDB website, which has more than 50,000 images arranged by category. People choose an avatar based on how they want others to see them. For more information, visit www.avatarsdb.com. |
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AVATAR A New Age belief-management seminar developed by a Jack Raso and first released in 1987 that may be applicable to a range of problems, including health, education and occupation.FinancialSeeMudAVATAR
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| AVATAR➣Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator | | AVATAR➣Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research | | AVATAR➣Advanced Virtual and Technological Architecture Research Laboratory (UK; est. 2004) | | AVATAR➣Aerobic Vehicle for Hypersonic Aerospace Transportation |
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Related to avatar: Kalki avatarSynonyms for avatarnoun a new personification of a familiar ideaSynonymsRelated Words- personification
- deification
- reincarnation
noun the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal formRelated Words |