ALL meanings of preimage
im·age
P p - noun preimage a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible. 1
- noun preimage 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 preimage a mental representation; idea; conception. 1
- noun preimage Psychology. a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus. 1
- noun preimage form; appearance; semblance: We are all created in God's image. 1
- noun preimage counterpart; copy: That child is the image of his mother. 1
- noun preimage a symbol; emblem. 1
- noun preimage the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., especially as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill. 1
- noun preimage a type; embodiment: Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration. 1
- noun preimage a description of something in speech or writing: Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language. 1
- noun preimage Rhetoric. a figure of speech, especially a metaphor or a simile. 1
- noun preimage an idol or representation of a deity: They knelt down before graven images. 1
- noun preimage Mathematics. the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function. 1
- noun preimage Archaic. an illusion or apparition. 1
- verb with object preimage to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive. 1
- verb with object preimage to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc. 1
- verb with object preimage to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface: Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen. 1
- verb with object preimage to reflect the likeness of; mirror. 1
- verb with object preimage to set forth in speech or writing; describe. 1
- verb with object preimage to symbolize; typify. 1
- verb with object preimage to resemble. 1
- verb with object preimage Informal. to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.): The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail. 1
- verb with object preimage to transform (data) into an exact replica in a different form, as changing digital data to pixels for display on a screen or representing a medical scan of a body part in digital form. 1