a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
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an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface.
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a mental representation; idea; conception.
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Psychology. a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus.
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form; appearance; semblance: We are all created in God's image.
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counterpart; copy: That child is the image of his mother.
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a symbol; emblem.
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the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., esp. as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill.
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a type; embodiment: Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration.
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a description of something in speech or writing: Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language.
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Rhetoric. a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor or a simile.
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an idol or representation of a deity: They knelt down before graven images.
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Mathematics. the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function.
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Archaic. an illusion or apparition.
–verb (used with object)
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to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive.
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to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc.
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to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface: Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.
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to reflect the likeness of; mirror.
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to set forth in speech or writing; describe.
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to symbolize; typify.
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to resemble.
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Informal. to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.): The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail.
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to transform (data) into an exact replica in a different form, as changing digital data to pixels for display on a CRT or representing a medical scan of a body part in digital form.
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