image
noun
im·age
| \ ˈi-mij
\
\
Definition of image
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a visual representation of something: such as
(1)
: a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material
(2)
: a picture produced on an electronic display (such as a television or computer screen)
b
: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (such as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device
2a(1)
: a mental picture or impression of something
had a negative body image of herself
(2)
: a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation
a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice— Herbert Brownell
3
: a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media
promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern— R. C. Buck
4a
: exact likeness : semblance
God created man in his own image — Genesis 1:27 (Revised Standard Version)
b
: a person strikingly like another person
she is the image of her mother
5a
: a tangible or visible representation : incarnation
the image of filial devotion
6
: a vivid or graphic representation or description
7
: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing
especially
: an imitation in solid form : statue
8
: figure of speech
9
: a set of values given by a mathematical function (such as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain
image
verb
imaged;
imaging
Definition of image (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to create a representation of
also
: to form an image of
imaged Jupiter's rings image the bone using X-rays
b
: to represent symbolically
2
: to call up a mental picture of : imagine
3
: to describe or portray in language especially in a vivid manner
5
: to make a disk image of
Many computer forensics programs now include the option of imaging a suspect drive.— Yvonne Jewkes