imagery Definition
im·agery (im′ij rē, -ər ē)
noun pl. -·ries
- Now Rare images generally; esp., statues
- mental images, as produced by memory or imagination
- descriptions and figures of speech
Etymology: ME imagerie < OFr
imagery Synonyms
imagery
n.
imagery Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- inspire: My work is mainly inspired by old advertising imagery, naive drawings and textile design.
- accompany: Each of the five magic notes provokes a different emotion and each will be accompanied by imagery, all devised by the youngsters themselves.
Converse of object
- interpret: How are we to interpret imagery and artifacts from the past in a contemporary context?
- generate: It's a $ 150 million self indulgent ode to the era of computer generated imagery ( CGI ).
- combine: The Campaign for an Independent Britain, Scottish Branch combines Celtic imagery, British sovereignty, and fear of Maastricht.
- employ: The visual imagery employed is of extraordinary clarity, some of it horrific and deliberately shocking.
- sense: Remote sensing imagery also gives the required spatial overview of the land.
- incorporate: Slee incorporates the most unlikely imagery into his ceramics - everything, it seems, except the human figure.
Adjective modifier
- computer-generated: Not only are they fully animated, but they are also based on the computer-generated imagery found in the film.
- vivid: He has created works which will tug on hearts and intrigue the mind with the vivid imagery of his story telling.
- poetic: This new body of work, with its highly-charged poetic imagery, has a deliberate ambiguity which enriches it no end.
- visual: The most common technique to improve our memory is visual imagery.
- aerial: We do not provide any satellite or aerial imagery.
- surreal: Hawthorne, like Poe, uses graphic and surreal imagery, sometimes repetitively, to set a mood and draw a picture.
Noun used with modifier
- satellite: The internal waves are large enough to be detected by satellite imagery.
- SAR: These variations result in spatially variable surface roughness patterns which are detectable on SAR imagery.
- high-resolution: Consider, for example, the security implications of commercially available high-resolution satellite imagery of South Asian nuclear facilities.
- sonar: Bathymetry and sidescan sonar imagery together reveal a slow-spreading ridge segment that has a large composite volcanic plateau at its center ( Fig.
- radar: While optical data are best for land cover mapping, radar imagery is a good replacement in very cloudy areas.
- pagan: The heavens provide another rich source of pagan imagery within pub names.
Browse dictionary entries near imagery
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- ‹ image decimation
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- ‹ ILS
- ‹ ILOVEYOU virus
- ‹ Iloilo
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