Image

Quick meaning: Image is a noun meaning A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

Meaning

A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

More Meanings

1. A mental picture of something not real or not present.
2. A statue or idol.
3. (computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
4. A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
5. (mathematics) The value a function maps some argument to.
6. (mathematics) The subset of the codomain of a function comprising those elements that are the image of some element of its domain.
7. (radio) A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.

Example Sentences

The face of things a frightful image bears.

The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.

The image of this step function is the set of integers.

The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2x.

Word Forms

• images
• imaging
• imaged

Synonyms for image

Depending on context, synonyms include picture, idea, value, range, paradigm, epitome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include picture, figure, effigy, simulacrum, double, prototype.

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