noun “image”
singular image, plural images or uncountable
- a picture or representation of something, such as a photograph or painting
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She showed me an image of her family vacation.
- the public impression of a person, group, or organization
The company is working to improve its image after the scandal.
- (computing) a complete copy of data stored as a single file
Before replacing his computer, he created an image of the hard drive.
- (mathematics) the result of a function acting on an element or set
In the function f(x) = x + 2, the image of 3 is 5.
- (radio) a signal transmitted at a different frequency that interferes with the desired signal
They adjusted the radio to minimize the image frequency interference.
verb “image”
infinitive image; he images; past tense imaged; past part. imaged; ger. imaging
- to create a visual representation of something
The scientist imaged the cell with a powerful microscope.