Sekirov Dictionary

image

/ˈɪm.ɪd͡ʒ/

noun 11
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 1

noun11

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a picture that shows someone or something, for example in a painting or a photo
- The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.
A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.
A statue or idol.
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
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A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
- Most game console emulators do not come with any ROM images for copyright reasons.
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The value a function maps some argument to.
- The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2x.
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The subset of the codomain of a function comprising those elements that are the image of some element of its domain.
- The image of this step function is the set of integers.
The collection of focus points of light rays coming from a given object.
A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
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(no longer used) Show; appearance; cast.
- The face of things a frightful image bears. — 1697

verb4

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To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
- […] his behaviour was, as I had imaged to myself, solemnly devout. — 1791
To create an image of.
To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.
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To reflect, mirror.
- See’st thou yon river, whose translucent wave, Forth issuing from the darkness, windeth through The argent streets o’ th’ City, imaging The soft inversion of her tremulous Domes, — 1829

forms

imaged · imaging · images

Phrases with image

spitting image
The exact likeness (of someone); a speaking or living image.

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