image /imˈij/

1. A likeness or representation of a person or thing
2. A statue, an idol
3. A person or thing that closely resembles another
4. A representation in the mind, an idea
5. A mental picture or representation resulting from thought or memory rather than sensory perception (psychology)
6. (a person who is) the epitome or personification of a quality
7. The figure of any object formed by rays of light reflected or refracted (real if the rays converge upon it, virtual if they appear to diverge from it) (optics)
8. An analogous figure formed by other rays (optics)
9. The element of a set that is associated with an element in a different set when one set is a function or transformation of the other (mathematics)
10. A figure of speech, esp a metaphor or simile (rhetoric)
11. The character or attributes of a person, institution, business, etc as regarded by the general public
12. A favourable self-representation created by a public figure, corporation, etc
13. An exact copy of an area of store held either in another storage device or in another area of the same device (computing)

1. To form an image of
2. To form a likeness of in the mind
3. To mirror
4. To imagine
5. To portray
6. To typify
7. To produce a pictorial representation of (a part of the body) for diagnostic medical purposes

imˈageable adjective

imˈageless adjective

imˈager noun

A device that records images

imagery /imˈij-ri or -ə-ri/ noun

1. The products of the imagination
2. Mental pictures
3. Figures of speech
4. Images in general or collectively

imˈaging noun

Image formation

imˈagism noun

(sometimes with cap) an early 20c school of poetry aiming at concentration, clear and simple language, and freedom of form and subject

imˈagist noun and adjective

imagistˈic adjective

image breaker noun

An iconoclast

image converter noun

An instrument that converts infrared or other invisible images into visible images

image enhancement noun

A method of enhancing the definition of an image using a computer program to convert shades of grey into either black or white

image intensifier noun

An electronic device for increasing the brightness of an optical image, such as the fluoroscopic image in X-ray examinations

imˈage-maker noun

A person whose job is to enhance the public image of another person, esp a politician

image orthicon noun

A television camera tube that converts the images it receives into electronic impulses which are transmitted as television signals

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