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IMAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Example:
the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
Guy (an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day)
god; graven image; idol (a material effigy that is worshipped)
bird-scarer; scarecrow; scarer; straw man; strawman (an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds)
wax figure; waxwork (an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax)
Derivation:
image (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
Example:
a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
echogram; sonogram (an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs)
CAT scan; scan (an image produced by scanning)
reflection; reflexion (the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material))
cyclorama; diorama; panorama (a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene)
likeness; semblance (picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing)
inset (a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one)
iconography (the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject)
computer graphic; graphic (an image that is generated by a computer)
foil; transparency (picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector)
collage; montage (a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image)
chiaroscuro (a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color)
bitmap; electronic image (an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels)
Derivation:
image (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
Example:
the company tried to project an altruistic image
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
effect; impression (an outward appearance)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
Example:
a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty
Synonyms:
image; persona
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Carl Gustav Jung; Carl Jung; Jung (Swiss psychologist (1875-1961))
Sense 5
Meaning:
An iconic mental representation
Example:
her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate
Synonyms:
image; mental image
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
auditory image (a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception)
impression; mental picture; picture (a clear and telling mental image)
visual image; visualisation; visualization (a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)
memory image (a mental image of something previously experienced)
imagination image; thought-image (a mental image produced by the imagination)
Derivation:
image (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A standard or typical example
Example:
he provided America with an image of the good father
Synonyms:
epitome; image; paradigm; prototype
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
concentrate (a concentrated example of something)
imago ((psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Synonyms:
figure; figure of speech; image; trope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
rhetorical device (a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))
Domain member usage:
domino effect (the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall))
flip side (a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect))
period (the end or completion of something)
summer (the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty)
dawn (an opening time period)
evening (a later concluding time period)
rainy day (a (future) time of financial need)
cakewalk (an easy accomplishment)
blind alley ((figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement)
blockbuster; megahit; smash hit (an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))
sleeper (an unexpected hit)
bell ringer; bull's eye; home run; mark (something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal)
housecleaning ((figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions)
goldbrick (anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)
helm ((figurative) a position of leadership)
lens ((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
zeugma (use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect)
synecdoche (substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa)
simile (a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as'))
personification; prosopopoeia (representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature)
oxymoron (conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence'))
metonymy (substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads'))
metaphor (a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity)
kenning (conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry)
exaggeration; hyperbole (extravagant exaggeration)
irony (a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs)
conceit (an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things)
Sense 8
Meaning:
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
Example:
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
Synonyms:
image; range; range of a function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
Example:
she's the very image of her mother
Synonyms:
double; image; look-alike
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("image" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "image"):
clone; dead ringer; ringer (a person who is almost identical to another)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they image ... he / she / it images
Past simple: imaged
Past participle: imaged
-ing form: imaging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Example:
I can see a risk in this strategy
Synonyms:
envision; fancy; figure; image; picture; project; see; visualise; visualize
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "image" is one way to...):
conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)
Verb group:
realise; realize; see; understand (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally)
visualise; visualize (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
image (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))
image (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface)
image (an iconic mental representation)
imagery; imaging (the ability to form mental images of things or events)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Render visible, as by means of MRI
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "image" is one way to...):
visualise; visualize (view the outline of by means of an X-ray)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples:
A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue.
(Miraluma test, NCI Dictionary)
The term derives from the chest X-ray image of the tiny (1-5 mm) tuberculosis lesions which are seen through out the lung parenchyma.
(Miliary Tuberculosis, NCI Thesaurus)
An optical instrument that uses a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of very small objects
(Microscope Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
Acting as a methyl donor, methionine C 11 is incorporated into macromolecules, where it serves as a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent for detecting tumors with high rates of protein synthesis.
(Methionine C 11, NCI Thesaurus)
The first images from NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope show a close-up view of the sun’s surface, which can provide important detail for scientists.
(Newest solar telescope produces first images, National Science Foundation)
A proprietary information and image management system designed to oversee oncology care.
(ARIA Oncology Information System, NCI Thesaurus)
Subsequently, the A488 moiety can then be visualized by fluorescence-based imaging and the amount of PSMA-expressing tumor cells can be assessed.
(Anti-PSMA Monoclonal Antibody MDX1201-A488, NCI Thesaurus)
The images indicate that the vortices probably develop deeper in Neptune's atmosphere, becoming visible only when the top of the storm reaches higher altitudes.
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
The Beagle 2 Mars Lander, built by the United Kingdom, has been thought lost on Mars since 2003, but has now been found in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
('Lost' 2003 Mars Lander Found by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA)
Duration of the acquisition of an image or a waveform.
(Acquisition Duration, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)
