Imaging

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Definition of IMAGE

1

: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing;especially : 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 deviceb : a visual representation of something: as (1) : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material (2) : a picture produced on an electronic display (as a television orcomputer screen)

3

a : exact likeness : semblance <God created man in his ownimage — Genesis 1:27(Revised Standard Version)>b : a person strikingly like another person <she is the imageof her mother>

4

a : a tangible or visible representation : incarnation <theimage of filial devotion>b archaic : an illusory form : apparition

5

a (1) : a mental picture or impression of something <had a negative body image of herself> (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 image 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 especially through the mass media <promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern — R. C. Buck>

Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's outward form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an image).