0 a picture in your mind or an idea of how someone or something is: --
1 any picture, especially one formed by a mirror or a lens: --
television images of starving children
2 an idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like: --
3 a picture, esp. one seen in a mirror or through a camera: --
4 the reputation that a person, organization, product, etc. has, including the characteristics, appearance, etc. that they are known for: --
People's choice of product is often more influenced by image than by quality.
sb's public/private/professional image These events give delegates the chance to network and improve their professional image.
good/positive/strong image When working in sales, it is important that you present a positive image.
tarnish/hurt/destroy sb's image Staff upheavals and clashes with European regulators have tarnished the image of the world's top soft-drinks business.
change/improve/protect sb's image Developers discussed how the impoverished town could improve its image and boost its redevelopment potential.
create/project/build an image The logo change is part of an ongoing effort to project a new image that will attract younger customers.
5 a picture or photograph, especially one shown on a computer or television screen: --
In the main, however, the images summon forth memories of the spirit that triumphed.
The notion of blossoming is analogous to the process of 'fusing' the two flat images of a stereoscopic pair into a virtual three-dimensional volume.
Observed in the stereoscope the two images merge and blossom revealing the full three-dimensional impact of the scene.
When people said that they did drink but ' not a lot ', this was contextualized either in drinking occasions or in cultural images of alcohol use.
The republic they imaged was quite different from the country they lived in.
Finally, we raise the issue of evidence from imaging studies of auditory hallucination.
Teachers could encourage students to form clear, literal images of an expression.
Both of these images were scored as figurative-metaphorical-relevant (3).
