to image
- verb
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
- Specialized
- 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.
- We turn the Earth into one giant MRI machine so we can image underground bases.
Examples
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We turn the Earth into one giant MRI machine so we can image underground bases.
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Then we really got something pretty amazing where we can image the entire world quickly.
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So we start to image his body at the molecular level.
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The probe I made was the first one that could image the DNA molecules.
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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.
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Researchers were able to image the internal organs of the frog using advanced X-ray techniques.
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With the new technology, scientists can image human tissues in incredible detail, aiding in early disease detection.
Synonyms
To make a picture of a person or place
To show something in a picture or in words
To show an idea in an artistic way, for example in music, art, or translation
To show a person or thing in art like a painting
Make something able to be seen using tools like scanners
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file
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A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
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A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space
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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.