n.
- 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 reflected in a mirror or refracted through a lens.
▸a mental picture.
▸(in biblical use) an idol.
- the general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public.
- a simile or metaphor.
- a person or thing closely resembling another.
▸likeness.
- Mathematics a point or set formed by mapping from another point or set.
v.
make or form an image of.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. imago; rel. to imitate.