form+an+image+of

  • 1form an image — index conjure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Image — Im age ([i^]m [asl]j; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imaged} ([i^]m [asl]jd; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Imaging}.] 1. To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure. Shrines of imaged saints. J. Warton.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3image — ► NOUN 1) a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art. 2) a visible impression obtained by a camera, displayed on a video screen, or produced by reflection or refraction. 3) the general impression that a person, organization …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4image — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, short for imagene, from Latin imagin , imago; perhaps akin to Latin imitari to imitate Date: 13th century 1. a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing; especially an… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5image — 1. Representation of an object made by the rays of light emanating or reflected from it. 2. Representation produced by x rays, ultrasound, tomography, thermography, radioisotopes, etc. 3. To produce such representations. [L. imago, likeness]… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 6image — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. picture, reflection, double, counterpart, likeness; portrait, statue, figure; idea, concept. See similarity, appearance, representation, figurative. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental impression] Syn.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 7image — [13] Latin imāgō meant a ‘likeness of something’ (it probably came from the same source as imitate). It subsequently developed a range of secondary senses, such as ‘echo’ and ‘ghost’, which have not survived the journey via Old French into… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 8image — noun 1》 a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.     ↘a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, or other device, or displayed on a video screen.     ↘an optical appearance produced by light from an object… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9image — [13] Latin imāgō meant a ‘likeness of something’ (it probably came from the same source as imitate). It subsequently developed a range of secondary senses, such as ‘echo’ and ‘ghost’, which have not survived the journey via Old French into… …

    Word origins

  • 10image — I. n. 1. Statue. 2. Idol, object of worship. 3. Likeness, effigy, figure, similitude, resemblance, picture, representation of an object (real or fancied). 4. Trope, figurative expression. II. v. a. 1. Form an image of …

    New dictionary of synonyms