imagery
noun
im·ag·ery
| \ ˈi-mij-rē
, -mi-jə-\
, -mi-jə-\
plural imageries
Definition of imagery
Examples of imagery in a Sentence
The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery.
The movie was full of biblical imagery.
Recent Examples on the Web
Surface obs and satellite imagery indicate that a low pressure area has formed just off the SETX/SWLA coast. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic; could become a hurricane by next week," 24 Aug. 2019 In addition, this is not yet the peak of the fire season in Brazil, according to Mikaela Weisse, a program manager with Global Forest Watch, who closely tracks fire and deforestation trends through satellite imagery. — oregonlive.com, "Amazon rainforest is ablaze, turning day into night in Sao Paulo," 21 Aug. 2019 When Landsat imagery shows reductions in forest, Planet’s data can follow through to see if lumber trucks are carting away logs or if irrigation systems are being set up for cattle ranches or soybean fields. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "Satellites show Brazil’s deforestation has only gotten worse since Bolsonaro took office," 14 Aug. 2019 The change in Russia’s account, along with separate American intelligence reporting and satellite imagery, got the attention of American intelligence officials. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians," 12 Aug. 2019 Earlier in the afternoon, the National Weather Service tweeted out radar imagery showing storms developing north and west of the Phoenix area. — Chris Coppola, azcentral, "Blowing dust moves into Phoenix area, weather advisories issued," 7 Aug. 2019 The Chinese government, after long denying the existence of the camps, by the end of last year could no longer argue with the satellite imagery showing huge detention centers with barbed wire and watch towers. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "China celebrates ‘very happy lives’ in Xinjiang, after detaining a million Uighurs," 31 July 2019 Smoke from these fires is circling the globe, tracked via satellite imagery. — Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Europe’s heat wave is about to bake the Arctic," 26 July 2019 Privacy advocates warn that innovation in satellite imagery is outpacing the US government’s (to say nothing of the rest of the world’s) ability to regulate the technology. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "The ugly side of Facebook’s pivot to privacy is starting to show," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'imagery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for imagery
imagery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of imagery
technical
: pictures or photographs
: language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind
: pictures of people or things in a work of art
See the full definition for imagery in the English Language Learners Dictionary
imagery
noun
im·ag·ery
| \ ˈi-mij-rē
, -mi-jə-\
, -mi-jə-\
Kids Definition of imagery
: pictures or photographs of something
satellite imagery
imagery
noun
im·ag·ery
| \ ˈim-ij-(ə-)rē
\
\
plural imageries
Medical Definition of imagery
: mental images
eidetic imagery
especially
: the products of imagination
psychotic imagery
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