imagery
[ im-ij-ree, im-i-juh-ree ]
/ ˈɪm ɪdʒ ri, ˈɪm ɪ dʒə ri /
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noun, plural im·age·ries.
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
pictorial images, as in works of art.
the use of rhetorical images.
figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively.
Psychology. mental images collectively, especially those produced by the action of imagination.
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OTHER WORDS FROM imagery
im·a·ge·ri·al [im-uh-jeer-ee-uhl], /ˌɪm əˈdʒɪər i əl/, adjectiveim·a·ge·ri·al·ly, adverbWords nearby imagery
imagemaker, image orthicon, image printer, image processing, imager, imagery, imagesetter, image tube, imaginable, imaginal, imaginary
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British Dictionary definitions for imagery
imagery
/ (ˈɪmɪdʒrɪ, -dʒərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
figurative or descriptive language in a literary work
images collectively
psychol
- the materials or general processes of the imagination
- the characteristic kind of mental images formed by a particular individualSee also image (def. 7), imagination (def. 1)
military the presentation of objects reproduced photographically (by infrared or electronic means) as prints or electronic displays
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Medical definitions for imagery
imagery
[ ĭm′ĭj-rē ]
n.
A set of mental pictures or images.
A technique in behavior therapy in which the patient is conditioned to use pleasant fantasies to counteract the unpleasant feelings associated with anxiety.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Cultural definitions for imagery
imagery
The mental pictures created by a piece of writing: “The imagery of “The Waste Land” — crumbling towers, dried-up wells, toppled tombstones — conveys the author's sense of a civilization in decay.”
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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