What does image mean?
Definitions for image
ˈɪm ɪdʒim·age
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word image.
Princeton's WordNet
image, mental imagenoun
an iconic mental representation
"her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
persona, imagenoun
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
"a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
picture, image, icon, ikonnoun
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
"they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
prototype, paradigm, epitome, imagenoun
a standard or typical example
"he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
trope, figure of speech, figure, imagenoun
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
double, image, look-alikenoun
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
"he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
image, range, range of a functionnoun
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
"the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers"
imagenoun
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
"although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image"
effigy, image, simulacrumverb
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
"the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
imageverb
render visible, as by means of MRI
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, imageverb
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
"I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
Wiktionary
imagenoun
An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
imagenoun
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
imagenoun
A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (see disk image, executable image and image copy)
Most game console emulators do not come with any ROM images for copyright reasons.
imagenoun
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others.
imagenoun
Something mapped to by a function.
The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2*x.
imagenoun
The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something.
The image of this step function is the set of integers.
imageverb
To represent symbolically
imageverb
To reflect, mirror
imageverb
To create an image of.
imageverb
To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.
Webster Dictionary
Imagenoun
an imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imagenoun
hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imagenoun
show; appearance; cast
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imagenoun
a representation of anything to the mind; a picture drawn by the fancy; a conception; an idea
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imagenoun
a picture, example, or illustration, often taken from sensible objects, and used to illustrate a subject; usually, an extended metaphor
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imagenoun
the figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object symmetrically refracted or reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see one's image in a mirror
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imageverb
to represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Imageverb
to represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the fancy or recollection; to imagine
Etymology: [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.]
Freebase
Image
An image is an artifact that depicts or records visual perception, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject–usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Image
im′āj, n. likeness: a statue: an idol: a representation in the mind, an idea: a picture in the imagination: (optics) the figure of any object formed by rays of light.—v.t. to form an image of: to form a likeness of in the mind.—adj. Im′ageless, having no image.—ns. Imagery (im′āj-ri, or im′āj-er-i), the work of the imagination: mental pictures: figures of speech: (orig.) images in general; Im′age-wor′ship, honour paid in worship to graven or painted representations of sacred persons or things. [O. Fr.,—L. imago, image; cf. imitāri, to imitate.]
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'image' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1360
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'image' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2526
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'image' in Nouns Frequency: #399
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of image in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of image in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of image in a Sentence
Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image. It was the land of the unexpected, of unbounded hope, of ideals, of quest for an unknown perfection. It is all the more unfitting that we should offer ourselves in images. And all the more fitting that the images which we make wittingly or unwittingly to sell America to the world should come back to haunt and curse us.
Rigidly organized pre-school classrooms, which value obedience more than development, create the deficits in poor children, imposing a self-image of marginality and failure.
Sanctification is conformity to the image and the example of Christ. The more the believer is growing like Jesus, the more he is growing in holiness.
A lot of the negative body image comes from internal views of oneself, and when you can really shift that conversation from how does someone look to how does someone feel, then kids can really start to think about what their choices are and how they have control over how they feel, and that brings positive self-esteem and self-awareness.
That's pretty much the last image I have in my mind of him.
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Translations for image
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- صورةArabic
- şəkilAzerbaijani
- выяваBelarusian
- skeudennBreton
- imatgeCatalan, Valencian
- image, představa, obrazCzech
- billedeDanish
- Erscheinungsbild, Image, Speicherabbild, BildGerman
- εικόνα, απείκασμα, πανομοιότυπο, απεικόνιση, περιωπήGreek
- bildoEsperanto
- imagenSpanish
- تصویر, نگارهPersian
- kuvata, kuvantaa, vedos, kuva, imago, heijastaa, kuvaus, kuvausjoukko, mielikuvaFinnish
- imageFrench
- íomháIrish
- dealbhScottish Gaelic
- imaxeGalician
- תמונהHebrew
- imajHaitian Creole
- kép, arculat, imázsHungarian
- պատկերArmenian
- myndIcelandic
- immagineItalian
- 像, 印象, 心象, 画像, イメージ, 肖像Japanese
- attēlsLatvian
- beeldkopie, perceptie, plaatje, imago, beeld, beeltenisDutch
- eʼelyaaígííNavajo, Navaho
- ਤਸਵੀਰPanjabi, Punjabi
- obrazPolish
- figura, visão, imagem, fotografiaPortuguese
- poză, imagineRomanian
- образ, облик, имидж, изображениеRussian
- عڪسSindhi
- imidž, predstava, slika, сликаSerbo-Croatian
- imidžSlovak
- slika, podobaSlovene
- bild, imageSwedish
- тасвирTajik
- imahenTagalog
- görüntüTurkish
- رەسىمUyghur, Uighur
- образUkrainian
- בילדYiddish
- 圖片Chinese
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