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image

image

1.0
A picture showing a person or thing
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
translation icon : imagen
  • You can see in the in this image, this is our Gare.
  • text and images
  • digital images
  • capture images

Well, I'm going to share some images from these books.

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Examples

  • This software allows you to edit and enhance your image before sharing it online.

  • So there was also an image of a dying star.

  • Think about the images that you see here.

  • So you actually put in two images, right?

  • Please do go look at these very cool images on your own time.

  • Students combined information from the text with images and information that they found online.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I could stare at this image all day.

  • Well, I'm going to share some images from these books.

  • We have their very first images of Thanos.

  • It's the first fabulous image from House of Gucci.

Synonyms

picture
vsimage
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is the broader, more general word for any visible representation
photo
vsimage
1.0

A picture made with a camera, printed or digital

is the broader notion that covers many non-camera depictions
photograph
vsimage
860 1.4

A picture taken with a camera of a person, place, or thing

is the general term that includes camera and other created forms
graphic
vsimage
161 3.4

A picture made by a computer for digital media

is the broader notion including non-computer-made representations
icon
vsimage
117 3.9

A picture that represents a person, thing, or idea

is the wider term that covers full-size and realistic representations
pic
vsimage
  • Texting
90 6.8

A photo made with a camera or phone

is the neutral, general term used in formal contexts
visual
vsimage
76 3.5

A picture or graphic that explains something

is the general concept not limited to explanatory use
representation
vsimage
74 3.5

A picture or model that shows what something looks like

is the narrower sense focused on things you can actually see
view
vsimage
48 2.7

A picture that shows a place or scene

is the more general label for any seen representation
artwork
vsimage
45 3.0

Pictures and drawings used in a book or magazine

is the general term not tied to publication use
depiction
vsimage
30 4.0

A picture or other image that shows what something looked like

is the wider category covering this showing and other forms
likeness
vsimage
27 4.1

A picture or statue made to show how a person looked

is the more general term not limited to resembling likenesses
visual image
vsimage
4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

is the external physical or digital form rather than a mental one
simulacrum
vsimage
  • Formal
1 9.9

A lifelike copy of a person made as a statue or model

is the broader category that includes ordinary visible reproductions
1 4.3

A picture that shows something, like a scene or object

is the general term for any way of making something seen
computer graphic
vsimage
  • Specialized
3.7

An image made by a computer using special software

is the general term that also covers non-digital creations

Antonyms

216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

Idioms

spitting image
  • Informal
16 3.7

A person or thing that looks exactly like another one

Compounds

18 3.3

A person's thoughts and feelings about their body

14 3.3

An image that shows left and right switched as in a mirror

7 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

graven image
  • Archaic
3 9.3

A statue or object that people worship instead of a god

1 3.5

A photo made by professionals that people buy or use for projects

electronic image
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A picture stored on a computer as many small dots of light

1 5.3

A picture you remember from a past event

bad boy image
  • Informal
6.3

An attractive look of not following rules, often in men

auditory image
  • Specialized
7.3

A sound that you imagine in your mind as if you hear it

A reputation that people see as very pure and honest

memory image
  • Specialized
6.8

A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file

mirror-image relation
  • Specialized
9.1

A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other

image orthicon
  • Archaic
9.9

A tube in early television cameras that makes pictures from light

image scanner
  • Specialized
3.5

A machine that turns a paper picture or document into a computer file

A person who destroys religious pictures or statues

image compression
  • Specialized
4.2

A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space

An image you make in your mind when you imagine something

soyjak image
  • Slang
9.9

A cartoon face that people use online to show or mock strong feelings

virtual image
  • Specialized
7.0

An image seen in a mirror that cannot be projected onto a screen

virtual image
  • Specialized
5.3

A picture a computer makes for a game or simulation

How Realistic

to photograph
33 3.5
image
1.0
illustration
66 2.8
drawing
184 1.0
icon
117 3.9

Surface Forms

image singular
images plural

Etymology

Image comes from the Latin word imago, meaning 'likeness' or 'picture', so it was used for paintings and sculptures that copy a person. That's why an image can be a visual copy, like a photo or a statue of the queen.