Definitions for imaginaryɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•ag•i•nar•yɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i(adj.; n.)(pl.)-ries.
(adj.)existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied.
Category: Math
Ref: imaginary number.
im•ag′i•nar`i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary(adj)
(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
fanciful, imaginary, notional(adj)
not based on fact; unreal
"the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
imaginary(adjective)ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i
not real but from your imagination
As a child she had an imaginary friend.
Wiktionary
imaginary(Noun)
Imagination; fancy.
imaginary(Noun)
An imaginary quantity.
imaginary(Adjective)
existing only in the imagination
imaginary(Adjective)
of a number, having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of the square root of -1.
Origin: From imaginarius, from imago.
Webster Dictionary
Imaginary(adj)
existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal
Imaginary(noun)
an imaginary expression or quantity
Translations for imaginary
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
imaginary(adjective)
existing only in the mind or imagination; not real
Her illnesses are usually imaginary.
- denkbeeldigAfrikaans
- خَـياليArabic
- въображаемBulgarian
- imaginárioPortuguese (BR)
- domnělýCzech
- eingebildetGerman
- indbildtDanish
- φανταστικόςGreek
- imaginarioSpanish
- väljamõeldudEstonian
- خالیFarsi
- kuvitteellinenFinnish
- imaginaireFrench
- דִמיוֹנִיHebrew
- काल्पनिकHindi
- izmišljenCroatian
- képzeletbeliHungarian
- khayalanIndonesian
- ímyndaðurIcelandic
- immaginarioItalian
- 想像上のJapanese
- 상상의Korean
- įsivaizduojamas, išgalvotasLithuanian
- iedomāts; šķietamsLatvian
- khayalanMalay
- denkbeeldigDutch
- innbilt, tenkt, fingertNorwegian
- wymyślonyPolish
- خالیPersian
- تصورى، خيالى، غير واقعىPashto
- imaginárioPortuguese
- imaginarRomanian
- мнимыйRussian
- zdanlivýSlovak
- namišljenSlovenian
- zamišljenSerbian
- inbillad, imaginärSwedish
- คิดไปเอง; ไม่จริงThai
- hayalürünü, hayalîTurkish
- 想像中的Chinese (Trad.)
- уявлюваний, нереальнийUkrainian
- خیالیUrdu
- tưởng tưởngVietnamese
- 想象中的Chinese (Simp.)
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