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| im·age [ ímmij ] |
noun (plural im·ag·es) |
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1. actual or mental picture: a picture or likeness of somebody or something, produced either physically by a sculptor, painter, or photographer, or formed in the mind
  concerned about his public image
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2. likeness seen or produced: the likeness of somebody or something that appears in a mirror, through a lens, or on the retina of the eye, or is produced electronically on a screen
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3. somebody closely resembling somebody else: a person or thing bearing a close likeness to somebody or something else
She's the image of her father.
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4. conspicuous example: a very typical or extreme example of something
the very image of greed
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5. example of figurative language: a figure of speech, especially a metaphor or simile
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6. mathematics set of function's values: the value of a mathematical function corresponding to a specific value of the function's variable
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transitive verb (past and past participle im·aged, present participle im·ag·ing, 3rd person present singular im·ag·es) |
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1. create image of somebody or something: to produce a physical or mental image of somebody or something
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2. make visual image of body structures: to produce a visual representation of bodily structures, using X-rays, ultrasound, radioactivity, heat, or magnetism and, usually, computerized scanning devices, as an aid to diagnosis and treatment
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3. describe something in visual terms: to describe something vividly or in visual terms
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4. typify something: to embody or typify something
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin imago "likeness"] |
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| im·age·a·ble adjective |
| im·ag·er noun |
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