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image [ im·age ]

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Noun

1. A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Like the sculpture, the images represent a very naive viewpoint in the art world.

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2. A visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, microscope, or other device, or displayed on a computer or video screen.

There are also controls for loading images from camera or computer.

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3. An optical appearance or counterpart produced by light from an object reflected in a mirror or refracted through a lens.

Scallops have eyes that form images with reflective mirrors.

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4. A point or set formed by mapping from another point or set.

In his doctoral dissertation of 1934 he considered permutation groups whose elements are determined by the images of three points.

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5. An exact copy of a computer's hard disk, made for backing up data or setting up new machines.

Here, the program re-created a 490MB hard drive image in the foreground while we converted ten WAV files into MP3s in the background.

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6. A mental representation or idea.

I had a sudden image of Sal bringing me breakfast in bed

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7. A person or thing that closely resembles another.

he's the image of his father

8. Semblance or likeness.

We are reconfiguring the past in the image of our times.

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9. (in biblical use) an idol.

I also don't know of any religion that has no idol or image of its God.

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10. The general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public.

she strives to project an image of youth

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11. A simile or metaphor.

In the West we know her as a poet of witty conceits and memorable images.

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Verb

1. Make a representation of the external form of.

The female body imaged in the film is not abstract, generalised or idealised.

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2. Make a visual representation of (something) by scanning it with a detector or electromagnetic beam.

Internal textures were imaged using backscattered electrons and cathodoluminescence.

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3. Make an exact copy of (a computer's hard disk)

They can even image your computers at night, to avoid inevitable discussions by the water cooler.

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4. Form a mental picture or idea of.

I would image he's been under difficult conditions over the last 8 months.

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Origin

1. Middle English from Old French, from Latin imago; related to imitate.

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