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- [im-uh-jing]
- /ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ/
- /ɪˈmɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-uh-jing]
- /ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ/
Definitions of imaging word
- noun imaging a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible. 1
- noun imaging an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface. 1
- noun imaging a mental representation; idea; conception. 1
- noun imaging Psychology. a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus. 1
- noun imaging form; appearance; semblance: We are all created in God's image. 1
- noun imaging counterpart; copy: That child is the image of his mother. 1
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Origin of imaging
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70 for earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Imaging
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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imaging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
imaging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for imaging
verb imaging
- visualize — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- originate — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
Antonyms for imaging
verb imaging
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
noun imaging
- aging — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
Top questions with imaging
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