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1: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing
; especially : an imitation in solid form : statue2 a: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device b: 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 or computer screen) 3 a: exact likeness : semblance <God created man in his own image
— Genesis 1:27(Revised Standard Version)> b: a person strikingly like another person <she is the image of her mother>4 a: a tangible or visible representation : incarnation <the image of filial devotion> barchaic : an illusory form : apparition5 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
, concept6: a vivid or graphic representation or description7: figure of speech8: 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>9: a set of values given by a mathematical function (as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain
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