image
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.a picture, photograph, or painting of a person or thing.
n.a visual representation of the external form of an object or person in art or photography.
Simple“The website includes a high-quality image of the new hotel.”
In context“The satellite captured a remarkably clear image of the storm system as it moved across the coast.”
Synonyms - 02 B1 Intermediate
n.the way that people think about a person, group, or company.
n.the general impression that a person, organisation, or product presents to the public.
Simple“The company is trying to improve its image by using more recycled materials.”
In context“The politician hired a consultant to help soften his public image before the upcoming election cycle.”
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a picture that you have in your mind.
n.a mental representation or idea of something not present to the senses.
Simple“I had a clear image in my head of how the garden would look in summer.”
In context“The poet uses vivid language to create a haunting image of the abandoned city.”
- 04 C1 Advanced
n.a file that contains a complete copy of all the data on a disk or system.
n.a single file containing the complete contents and structure of a data storage medium or device.
Simple“You should create a disk image of your hard drive before installing the new software.”
In context“The administrator deployed the operating system across the network using a pre-configured disk image.”
- 05 C1 Advanced
n.the result you get after putting a number into a mathematical rule or function.
n.the set of values a function takes when applied to all elements in its domain.
Simple“In this equation, the image of x is always a positive number.”
In context“The professor asked the students to map the function and identify the image of the subset.”
- 06 C1 Advanced
v.to make a picture of something, often using special equipment like a scanner.
v.to produce a visual representation of something, especially using medical or scientific equipment.
Simple“Doctors used an MRI to image the patient's brain.”
In context“Advanced telescopes allow astronomers to image distant galaxies that were previously invisible.”
Usage image jpeg · contain image · create image
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.