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Image — 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
image — ► 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
image — 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
image — 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
image — 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
image — [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
image — 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
image — [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
image — 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
Image compression — is the application of Data compression on digital images. In effect, the objective is to reduce redundancy of the image data in order to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form.Image compression can be lossy or lossless. Lossless… … Wikipedia
