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CEFRA2

/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A picture or mental view of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mental picture of something not real or not present.

Examples

  • I asked the student what image he had of black people.

  • Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has developed image processing software.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ɪ.meːdʒ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

  2. A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.

  3. A statue or idol.

More examples

In context

  • Most game console emulators do not come with any ROM images for copyright reasons.

  • The Bible forbids the worship of graven images.

  • The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2x.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ymage, borrowed from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym-; the same PIE root is the source of imitari (“to copy, imitate”); see imitate. Doublet of imago.