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Dictionary: im·age   (ĭm'ĭj) pronunciation
n.
  1. A reproduction of the form of a person or object, especially 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. One that closely or exactly resembles another; a double: He is the image of his uncle.
    1. The opinion or concept of something that is held by the public.
    2. The character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media.
  4. A personification of something specified: That child is the image of good health.
  5. A mental picture of something not real or present.
    1. A vivid description or representation.
    2. A figure of speech, especially a metaphor or simile.
    3. A concrete representation, as in art, literature, or music, that is expressive or evocative of something else: night as an image of death.
  6. Mathematics. A set of values of a function corresponding to a particular subset of a domain.
  7. Computer Science. 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.
  8. Obsolete. An apparition.
tr.v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.
  1. To make or produce a likeness of: imaged the poet in bronze.
  2. To mirror or reflect: a statue imaged in the water.
  3. To symbolize or typify: a kneeling woman imaging the nation's grief.
  4. To picture mentally; imagine.
  5. To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture of.
  6. Computer Science.
    1. To print (a file) using a laser printer, imagesetter, direct-to-plate press, or similar device.
    2. To transmit (an exact replica of the contents of a storage device) to another storage device: imaged the hard drive to the server.
  7. To render visually, as by magnetic resonance imaging.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imāgō.]

imageless im'age·less adj.
imager im'ag·er n.

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1. Visual counterpart or likeness of an object, a person, or a scene produced by an optical device such as a mirror or a camera.

2. Illusory conception created by advertising and projected by the media, that embodies emotions, perceptions, attitudes, and intellectual orientation group toward an entity.

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noun

  1. Something that is reflected: reflection. See show/hide.
  2. Something closely resembling another: carbon copy, copy, duplicate, facsimile, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum. Archaic simulacre. Law counterpart. See same/different/compare.
  3. One exactly resembling another: double, duplicate, picture, portrait, spitting image. Slang ringer. See same/different/compare.
  4. The character projected or given by someone to the public: appearance, impression. See surface/depth.
  5. That which exists in the mind as the product of careful mental activity: concept, conception, idea, notion, perception, thought. See thoughts.

verb

  1. To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, describe, express, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See show/hide.
  2. To copy (another) slavishly: echo, imitate, mimic, mirror, parrot, reflect, repeat. See same/different/compare.
  3. To send back or form an image of: mirror, reflect. See show/hide.
  4. To form mental images of: conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize. Informal feature. See thoughts.

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Definition: concept
Antonyms: concrete, entity


Architecture: image
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Any representation of form or features, but esp. one of the entire figure of a person; a statue, effigy, bust, relief, intaglio, etc.

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image, in optics, likeness or counterpart of an object produced when rays of light coming from that object are reflected from a mirror or are refracted by a lens. An image of an object is also formed when this light passes through a very small opening like that of a pinhole camera (which has no lens). Images are classed as real or virtual. A real image occurs when the rays of light from the object actually converge to form an image and can be seen on a screen placed at the point of convergence. For example, the image produced by the refraction of light rays by a convex lens (when the distance between the object and the lens is greater than the focal length of the lens) is real, and it appears on the side of the lens opposite the one on which the object is present. On the other hand, a virtual image occurs when the prolongations of the light rays converge to form an image, but the light rays themselves do not reach the point of convergence. Thus a virtual image cannot be seen on a screen. The image in a plane mirror is virtual. It appears to be behind the mirror, at a distance equal to that of the object in front, although the rays of light from the object do not penetrate the mirror but are reflected from it. Images of the same size as the object are sometimes produced, as in the case of the plane mirror, but in other cases they are larger, and in still others, smaller. They are sometimes erect and in other cases are inverted. The size of the image and whether it is erect or inverted, real or virtual, depend on the distance of the object from the lens or mirror relative to the focal length and on the type of lens or mirror (plane, convex, or concave) employed.


Poker Guide: Image
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Refers to the perception of a player that the other players around the table hold.

SoundPoker Says: The image a particular player has can influence the actions of other players. For example, if a player never shows their cards at the showdown unless they have to, they might develop an image of being a bluffer so other players might be more inclined to call their bets.

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IN BRIEF: A picture or likeness of a person or thing.

pronunciation There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept. — Ansel Adams (1902-1984), U.S. landscape photographer, conservationist.

Wikipedia: Image
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Definition of image and imagery, from Thomas Blount's Glossographia Anglicana Nova, 1707.
The top image is captured using photography. The bottom image is rendered. Images are produced by capturing or rendering.

An image (from Latin imago) is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.

Images may be two-dimensional, such as a photograph, screen display, and as well as a three-dimensional, such as a statue. They may be captured by optical devices—such as cameras, mirrors, lenses, telescopes, microscopes, etc. and natural objects and phenomena, such as the human eye or water surfaces.

The word image is also used in the broader sense of any two-dimensional figure such as a map, a graph, a pie chart, or an abstract painting. In this wider sense, images can also be rendered manually, such as by drawing, painting, carving, rendered automatically by printing or computer graphics technology, or developed by a combination of methods, especially in a pseudo-photograph.

A volatile image is one that exists only for a short period of time. This may be a reflection of an object by a mirror, a projection of a camera obscura, or a scene displayed on a cathode ray tube. A fixed image, also called a hard copy, is one that has been recorded on a material object, such as paper or textile by photography or digital processes.

A mental image exists in an individual's mind: something one remembers or imagines. The subject of an image need not be real; it may be an abstract concept, such as a graph, function, or "imaginary" entity. For example, Sigmund Freud claimed to have dreamt purely in aural-images of dialogues. The development of synthetic acoustic technologies and the creation of sound art have led to a consideration of the possibilities of a sound-image made up of irreducible phonic substance beyond linguistic or musicological analysis.

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Still image

A still image is a single static image, as distinguished from a moving image (see below). This phrase is used in photography, visual media and the computer industry to emphasize that one is not talking about movies, or in very precise or pedantic technical writing such as a standard.

A film still is a photograph taken on the set of a movie or television program during production, used for promotional purposes.

Moving image

A moving image is typically a movie (film), or video, including digital video. It could also be an animated display such as a zoetrope.

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Translations: Image
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - image, billede, spejlbillede, statue
v. tr. - afbilde, afspejle, give beskrivelse af

idioms:

  • be the image of    være (sin faders) udtrykte billede
  • image intensifier    billedforstærker

Nederlands (Dutch)
beeld, imago, afbeelding, afbeelden

Français (French)
n. - image, idée, incarnation, image de marque, (TV, Phot, Cin) image, (Littérat) image, (Math) image
v. tr. - faire une ressemblance de, refléter, symboliser, visualiser, imaginer, décrire

idioms:

  • be the image of    être l'image de
  • image intensifier    (Tech) enrichissement d'images

Deutsch (German)
n. - Image, Bild, Ebenbild, Vorstellung
v. - abbilden, widerspiegeln

idioms:

  • be the image of    das getreue Ebenbild sein von
  • image intensifier    Bildverstärker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εικόνα, απείκασμα, απεικόνιση, οπτικό είδωλο, ομοίωμα, αναπαράσταση, μεταφορά, σχήμα λόγου
v. - απεικονίζω, συμβολίζω

idioms:

  • be the image of    είμαι ίδιος με, είναι φτυστός ο
  • image intensifier    (φωτ.) ενδυναμωτής (ενισχυτής εικόνας)

Italiano (Italian)
immagine, idea, rappresentazione

idioms:

  • be the image of    essere il ritratto di
  • image intensifier    intensificatore di immagine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imagem (f), idéia (f), símbolo (m), representação (f)
v. - representar, imaginar

idioms:

  • be the image of    ser o retrato de
  • image intensifier    intensificador de imagem

Русский (Russian)
изображение, образ, репутация

idioms:

  • be the image of    быть точной копией
  • image intensifier    усилитель яркости изображения

Español (Spanish)
n. - imagen, concepto, idea, retrato, fama, reputación, símbolo
v. tr. - figurar, retratar, reproducir, reflejar, describir, concebir

idioms:

  • be the image of    ser el vivo retrato de
  • image intensifier    intensificador de imagen

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bild, avbild, metafor, image, efterbild (psykol.), symbol
v. - avbilda, reflektera, framställa, symbolisera, representera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
像, 雕像, 肖像, 形象, 偶像, 印象, 作...的像, 想像, 反映

idioms:

  • be the image of    活像..., 酷似...
  • image intensifier    影像增强器

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 像, 雕像, 肖像, 形象, 偶像, 印象
v. tr. - 作...的像, 想像, 反映

idioms:

  • be the image of    活像..., 酷似...
  • image intensifier    影像增強器

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모습, 꼭 닮음, 상징
v. tr. - ~의 상을 그리다, 살아있는 것같이 묘사하다

idioms:

  • be the image of    꼭 닮다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 像, 彫像, 画像, 偶像, 姿, 形, 姿のそっくりな人, 映像, 写像, 心像, イメージ, 印象, 生き写し
v. - 心に描く, 想像する, 像を造る

idioms:

  • be the image of    そっくりである
  • image intensifier    イメージ倍増管, イメージ増倍管
  • spitting image    生き写し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صورة (فعل) يتخيل, يتصور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דמות, תמונה, דימוי, משל, תדמית, בבואה, מטפורה (השאלה), פסל או ציור של אדם מסוים, מופע אופטי הנוצר ע"י קרינה מעצם המשתקפת במראה, עוברת דרך עדשה וכו', דמיון בין עצמים, דבר או אדם הדומים לאחר, דוגמה, רעיון או מושג, ייצוג במוח‬
v. tr. - ‮צייר דמות, דימה, שיקף‬


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