impression
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4.1
- noun
- /ɪmˈprɛʃən/
- Specialized
:
impresión
- The artist made an impression of the sculpture by pressing clay against it.
- take impressions
- impression material
- seal impression
That's a that's a that's a very wet impression.
- That's a that's a that's a very wet impression.
Examples
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I had never seen art like this before and it left a deep impression on me.
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We showed him the plaster impression of the footprint taken at the scene of the crime.
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I think they made an impression of it to make the copy.
Fiction book (1993) -
The impression registers on the brain.
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It makes a deep impression.
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When this material has set, the impression is removed from the ear and inspected.
Academic text (1990) -
On my palm was a wide blue-black impression of the pail handle.
Fiction book (1990) -
The small frieze thus gives an impression of a unified procession moving around the entire altar.
Academic text (1990) -
Their tongues had a suction cup on the tip, leaving small dime-shaped impressions on the glass.
Fiction book (1999) -
The dentist took an impression of my teeth to create a custom mouthguard.
Synonyms
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2.0
A mark left on a surface by a hand, foot, or paw
73
1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
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4.2
A mark made when something presses into a surface or the tool that makes it
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3.7
A small dent in a surface that cutting or hitting causes
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6.3
A small mark or dent on a surface used as a guide
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4.2
A small hollow or pressed down area on a surface
A mark pressed into a coin or medal so it is lower than the surface
Compounds
- Specialized
A test print people use to check for mistakes before the final print
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impression comes from a Latin root meaning 'to press' and is related to everyday words like press, print, and imprint. So an impression is literally a 'pressed' mark or indentation left when something is pushed into a surface.