1. A reproduction of the form of a person or object, especially a sculptured likeness. 2.Physics An optically formed duplicate, counterpart, or other representative reproduction of an object, especially an optical reproduction formed by a lens or mirror. 3. One that closely or exactly resembles another; a double: He is the image of his uncle.4a. The opinion or concept of something that is held by the public. b. The character projected to the public, as by a person or institution, especially as interpreted by the mass media. 5. A personification of something specified: That child is the image of good health.6. A mental picture of something not real or present. 7a. A vivid description or representation. b. A figure of speech, especially a metaphor or simile. c. A concrete representation, as in art, literature, or music, that is expressive or evocative of something else: night as an image of death.8.Mathematics A set of values of a function corresponding to a particular subset of a domain. 9.Computer Science An exact replica of the contents of a storage device, such as a hard disk, stored on a second storage device, such as a network server. 10.Obsolete An apparition.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: im·aged, im·ag·ing, im·ag·es 1. To make or produce a likeness of: imaged the poet in bronze.2. To mirror or reflect: a statue imaged in the water.3. To symbolize or typify: a kneeling woman imaging the nation's grief.4. To picture mentally; imagine. 5. To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture of. 6.Computer Sciencea. To print (a file) using a laser printer, imagesetter, direct-to-plate press, or similar device. b. To transmit (an exact replica of the contents of a storage device) to another storage device: imaged the hard drive to the server.7. To render visually, as by magnetic resonance imaging.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin img. See aim- in Appendix I.
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