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14 6.5
To take a scan or picture of a body part to check for problems
  • verb
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : obtener imágenes de
  • The investigators proposed to image sunspots with the CCD mounted to a Celestron 8-inch telescope.
  • image the target
  • image an object
  • image a subject

We turn the Earth into one giant MRI machine so we can image underground bases.

Examples

  • We turn the Earth into one giant MRI machine so we can image underground bases.

  • Then we really got something pretty amazing where we can image the entire world quickly.

  • So we start to image his body at the molecular level.

  • The probe I made was the first one that could image the DNA molecules.

  • Ideally, astronomers would prefer to image planets directly; that is, just take a picture of them.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The doctor used an MRI scan to image the patient's brain for any abnormalities.

  • Researchers were able to image the internal organs of the frog using advanced X-ray techniques.

  • With the new technology, scientists can image human tissues in incredible detail, aiding in early disease detection.

Synonyms

to show
vsto image
  • US
932 1.0

To make a picture of a person or place

is used for technical scanning methods not ordinary pictures
to depict
vsto image
176 3.5

To show something in a picture or in words

leans toward scientific scan production rather than artistic description
to render
vsto image
52 6.3

To show an idea in an artistic way, for example in music, art, or translation

is focused on producing precise medical or scientific scan output not artistic work
to portray
vsto image
30 3.7

To show a person or thing in art like a painting

is more about scientific scanning and measurement than artistic representation
to visualize
vsto image
  • Specialized
17 4.1

Make something able to be seen using tools like scanners

focus on producing medical or scientific scans rather than general visibility

Idioms

spitting image
  • Informal
16 3.7

A person or thing that looks exactly like another one

Phrasal Verbs

To make the public think better of a person or company

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 Detailed

to scan
258 3.2
to photograph
202 2.1
to image
  • Specialized
14 6.5
to render
52 6.3

Surface Forms

image infinitive
imaged past
imaged past participle
imaging present participle
images third person singular

Etymology

Image comes from the Latin imago, meaning 'picture', and it is related to imagine ('to form a picture'), so the verb image means to make a picture of something. In medicine, to image a body part is to 'make a picture' of it with a scanner.