[im.age] n [ME, fr. OF, short for imagene, fr. L imagin-, imago; perh. akin to L imitari to imitate] (13c) 1: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing; esp: an imitation in solid form: statue
2. a: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device b: a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material 3 a: exact likeness: semblance "God created man in his own ~ --Gen 1:27 (RSV)" b: a person strikingly like another person "she is the ~ of her mother"
4. a: a tangible or visible representation: incarnation "the ~ of filial devotion" b archaic: an illusory form: apparition
5. a (1): a mental picture of something not actually present: impression (2): a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation "a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's ~ of justice --Herbert Brownell" b: idea, concept
6: a vivid or graphic representation or description 7: figure of speech 8: a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected esp. through the mass media "promoting a corporate ~ of brotherly love and concern --R. C. Buck" 9: a set of values given by a mathematical function (as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain
[2]image vt im.aged ; im.ag.ing (14c) 1: to call up a mental picture of: imagine
2: to describe or portray in language esp. in a vivid manner 3 a: to create a representation of; also: to form an image of b: to represent symbolically
4. a: reflect, mirror b: to make appear: project -- im.ag.er n